PORTRAIT OF THE ALMAJIRI: A STUDY OF THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES IN PAINTING

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2006-07
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OTU, JOHN OZOVEHE B.A.
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PORTRAIT OF THE ALMAJIRI: A STUDY OF THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES IN PAINTING is aimed at bringing to people’s knowledge the correct use of the word ‘Almajiri’ its origin, development and the present destitute state of the Almajiri. The study was motivated by the ongoing events of destitution, poor living conditions and their abuse by both social miscreants and the Mallams who abuse them. The Almajiri is a boy-scholar who goes to a town outside his hometown against the backdrop of the primary aim of learning the Qur’an. The intention of the research is to raise awareness on the societal ills the Almajiri cause and the ones they suffer. The survey for the research was based on actual visits paid to the various places, which negates the primary aim that has brought them to their town of Quranic study. In the methodology, sketches were made from poses assumed by the Almajiri. The other sketches were based on imaginative composition and photographs taken of the Almajiri. The research was not undergone to condemn anyone, but rather to create awareness for a unilateral structure that will aid the proper organization of the Traditional Quranic School for the Almajiri. The paintings produced are shown in various plates and exhibited as a result of the study carried out. It is observed that for as long as the destitute situation and abuse of the Almajiri persists, the paintings made and exhibited regularly might aid a reversion to the initial ideal of the Traditional Quranic School.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS (MFA) DEGREE IN PAINTING DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA
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PORTRAIT,, ALMAJIRI,
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