I second, Oga Falola.
Please, whoever has access to civil, military/security and religious authorities and/or leaders at ALL levels in Nigeria must do their part and reach out or encourage them to take quick positive action to nip this festering problem in the bud. It's not enough to express individual outrage and move on, expecting that someone else will do it. Too many good people tragically made that mistake in Rwanda and twice in Northern Nigeria in 1996. Every little action or gesture can set off a helpful ripple that could make us proud. There will be time for academic analysis later.
Peace as always!
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Moderator: I am overwhelmed at this time to reply. I was alerted to this in far away India. By the time Okey of Arizona State contacted me, I was already in dialogue with Abuja.Our job is not to inflame, but to prevent the loss of human lives. Peace work is what we are doing at the moment, including speaking with Emirs.Thus, what is critical at this point is not what some people are doing as "hate" speech but what some are doing as "peace" work.Peace is the key word. Every statement on peace counts. No one will lose his/her live. No one.Caution at this time.TF
Toyin FalolaDepartment of HistoryThe University of Texas at Austin104 Inner Campus DriveAustin, TX 78712-0220USA512 475 7224512 475 7222 (fax)
From: dialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com > on behalf of moses <meochonu@gmail.com>
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Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 12:47 PM
To: dialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com >
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fake Anti Igbo Song
Biko,
As a speaker of Hausa, I listened to the song. It is very jarring. It is on the level of Rwanda hate radio, which incited the 1994 genocide. I then looked at the English transition circulating and noticed that it does not do justice to the song in its entirety. It is an incomplete translation. I guess the press simply wanted to highlight the parts they considered most disturbing or fitting for their stories. Anyway, the accent is authentically Hausa. The style of music is consistent with Hausa pop music, relatively new genre which is really a fusion of Hausa traditional music and hiphop beats. It is very popular among Hausa youths and has been around for several years. There are several iterations of it. As for Iyamuri, actually it is consistent with how many Hausa people pronounce it. Iyamiri would seem to be the correct version as it would be faithful to "miri" (Igbo for water) but I've heard Hausa people pronounce it as both "miri" and "muri," that is, as both Iyamiri and Iyamuri. Sometimes they even leave out the "i" at the beginning. In fact when the plural form is used, "Iyamurai," it is usually pronounced with the "u." That has been my own experience after many years of residency among the Hausa and listening to various kinds of Hausa speech. Native Hausa speakers on this list can share their perspective.
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On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 AM, 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com > wrote:
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