RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - (Photo) If hijab is allowed for call to bar in Nigeria, the traditionalists will come like this!

Dear Chidi,

 

I am not certain why you posted this?  Yes, some priests, priestesses, or others might come in ritual attire to make blessing, healing, curse, or protest.  This is not new to African societies and its roles and meanings serve valid points of representation and articulation within African communities.  Do we not want to value what is part of African societies?  After all, what is dress and costume? It is a political, cultural, and social statement contextualized by the ownership and purpose of the people wearing it.  For example, read some of Bukola Oyeniyi's work on dress and how it helped to colonize; formalize British colonial Africans.   When I see such an abstract post – apparently meant to "speak for itself"; it worries me that internalized colonialism is raising its head.

 

Sincerely and with care,

Jamaine Abidogun

 

From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chidi Anthony Opara
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 1:25 AM
To: USA African Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - (Photo) If hijab is allowed for call to bar in Nigeria, the traditionalists will come like this!

 

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