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2 popular nigerien books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Africa Challenge" were written by authors from Niger. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

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De strijd om Gao : een geschiedenis uit Niger

De strijd om Gao : een geschiedenis uit Niger by Nouhou Malio NL

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Country: Africa / Niger flag Niger
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Mondeling overgeleverd episch verhaal over de geschiedenis van Gao, hoofdstad van het Songhay-rijk in West-Afrika in de 15e en 16e eeuw.

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Engaging Modernity : Muslim Women and the Politics of Agency in Postcolonial Niger by Ousseina D. Alidou EN

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Country: Africa / Niger flag Niger
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Seizing the space opened by the early 1990s democratization movement, Muslim women are carving an active, influential, but often-overlooked role for themselves during a time of great change. Engaging Modernity provides a compelling portrait of Muslim women in Niger as they confronted the challenges and opportunities of the late twentieth century. Based on thorough scholarly research and extensive fieldwork—including a wealth of interviews—Ousseina Alidou’s work offers insights into the meaning of modernity for Muslim women in Niger. Mixing biography with sociological data, social theory and li... continue