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How I Fell Victim of a Recruitment Scam in the UK
Wednesday 19th October was unlike most days. Apart from my excitement in anticipation of my long-awaited trip to Paris the next day, I was woken up in the morning by a phone call and an email...
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Debenhams’ Adverts Signs in Hausa: Worth Celebrating or Shameful?
For the first time in my life, I am ashamed of being Hausa-Fulani or rather, at our behaviour. Usually I am one who is extremely proud of my identity: I love the Hausa language, how it flows easily and...
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Back to School
Me: “I just resumed school this week” Friend: “What!? School again?? Which school?? :-S Me: “Oh, lol! I just started my PhD this week…” Friend: “That’s rilli (really) nice, congratulations! Ah, Zainab,...
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A Knee-jerk Approach to Managing Immigration in the UK
A proposed scheme by the UK government that would require first-time visitors from certain Asian and African countries to deposit a £3,000 bond to obtain a visitor’s visa to the UK has provoked outrage...
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Participation at the Oxford Forum for International Development Conference
I have been invited by the Oxford Forum for International Development to chair a panel at the annual Introduction to International Development Conference. The panel I will be moderating is titled,...
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Six Implications of Brexit, Through the Eyes of a Foreign Resident
Against all odds, Britain has voted to leave the European Union, astounding observers, policymakers and even the Leave campaigners. 52% of voters voted Leave in defiance of credible warnings of dire...
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