"From then on, my life changed. I had prepared myself for equal sharing, according to the precepts of Islam concerning polygamic life. I was left with empty hands. My children, who disagreed with my ...

Senegalese author and feminist Mariama Bâ (pictured) is famous for her French-language novels “So Long a Letter” and “Scarlet Song.” But thanks to recent research by Associate Professor Tobias Warner, ...

Mariama Ba, the late Senegalese writer, wrote the novel, ‘So Long a Letter’. It was legitimate feminist query for her beloved but patriarchal Senegal. Today, with the umpteenth attempt to rid Nigerian ...

She became a literary star in Senegal with novels that addressed women’s issues as the country, newly free from French colonial rule, was discovering its identity. By Steven Moity This article is part ...