by Yas Niger
Yas Niger is a writer and poet of Hausa origins, with strong progressive traditional views and has a Masters degree in Education. An activist and social media commentator, Yas writes on contemporary Northern Nigerian and African issues, as they reflect civilized virtues. He has a preference for simple poetry and unconventional literary prose, in a removed, assertive manner. Yas reflects on secular relationships, as they relate to everyday living.
This book was written in a five-day Book Sprint in November 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria.
Book Sprints are a method for collaborative writing invented by Adam Hyde. This Book Sprint was convened by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Nigeria and facilitated by Barbara Rühling and Simone Poutnik of booksprints.net.
Filmed by Luis Antonio Delgado.
Copy editing: Raewyn Whyte
Cover design and illustrations: Henrik van Leeuwen
Tech support: Juan Gutierrez
Book Design: Julien Taquet
This book is licenced under Creative
Commons Attribution-Share Alike.
