"This timely contribution opens up a new conversation about Hausa diaspora and this is especially so with regard to the women's roles in identity and diaspora formation. In essence, the book is a good source for both academics and non-academics who have an interest in this area."—Research Africa Reviews "Steers the conversation on Hausa diaspora experiences and Hausa politics of belonging and identity toward recognition of the importance of gender and its expressions in contestations over marriage, morality, and belonging."—Moses E. Ochonu, author of Colonialism by Proxy "An excellent example of how legal cases may be employed to provide evidence of the complicated contradictions of dominant social ideologies, in this case about gender relations in Hausa Grassfields society. An original and important contribution."—Elisha P. Renne, author of Population and Progress in a Yoruba Town