Note to moderator: Read the answerline carefully. A daughter of this ruler, Nana Asma’u (“uss-MAH-oo”), founded the Yan Taru movement to provide education for women in subjects such as Islamic theology. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Fulani scholar who founded the Sokoto Caliphate in 1803. He criticized the ulama for neglecting women’s education and equally educated his sons and daughters.
ANSWER: Usman dan Fodio [or Shaihu Uthman dan Fodio; or Shaikh Usuman dan Fodio; or Usuman bii Foduye; prompt on Usman or Uthman or Usuman; reject “Fodio”]
[10e] Yan Taru movement teachers taught theology to many women who newly converted to Islam due to these holy wars undertaken by the Sokoto Caliphate, whose name comes from an Islamic term meaning “struggle.”
ANSWER: jihads [or Fulani jihads]
[10m] Fatimah, the daughter of this Sunni theologian, is also known for her dedication to women’s education as part of Islamic reform. This theologian founded a namesake religious movement adopted by Muhammad bin Saud.
ANSWER: Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhāb [or Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhāb ibn Sulaymān al-Tamīmī; accept Wahhabi movement or Wahhabism or Wahhabiyya]
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