An actor’s brief embrace in a rap video has caused outrage in the country’s Muslim north. Meanwhile in the Christian south,films show middle-aged women chasing affairs and students seducing teachersShe is a hugely accepted actor. He is a hugely accepted rapper. But when Rahama Sadau and ClassiQ briefly touched in a music video released this month in northern Nigeria, their fleeting embrace set off a storm of controversy that has revealed the deep divides in the country.
Sadau, or 22,found herself lambasted by conservative commentators and banned from working in the predominantly Muslim north of Nigeria. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com