The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reiterated his position on domestic violence, asserting that he has advised his daughters to respond if their husbands ever strike them. The respected figure noted that beating a woman, young or old, is ‘haram’ (forbidden); hence, he asked his daughters to retaliate if their husbands ever raised their hands to maltreat them. Sanusi made this declaration on Monday during the National Dialogue Conference on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention from an Islamic perspective. The conference, titled “Islamic Teachings and Community Collaboration for…
Why I Told My Daughters To Slap Their Husbands – Kano Emir, Sanusi
