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Amina Lawal

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Amina Lawal Kurami (born 1972) is a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery and for conceiving a child out of wedlock. Lawal was sentenced by an Islamic Sharia court in Funtua, in the northern state of Katsina, in Nigeria, on 22 March 2002. The person she identified as the father of the child, Yahayya Muhammad Kurami, was acquitted of the accusation of zinā. Although Kurami was excused because he took an oath by the Holy Qur’an, this was not an option for Lawal due to the presence of her child, which is proof in the Mālikī school. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Amina Lawal is the 6,998th most popular writer, the 119th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 11th most popular Nigerian Writer.

Amina Lawal is most famous for being a Nigerian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning in 2002 for adultery under Sharia law, a case that garnered international attention and sparked debates about women's rights and legal practices in Nigeria. Her sentence was eventually overturned in 2003 after widespread advocacy and legal challenges.

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Among writers, Amina Lawal ranks 6,998 out of 7,302. Before her are Aravind Adiga, Kage Baker, Marian Keyes, William Allingham, Laurent Gaudé, and Jorge Majfud. After her are Carl Hiaasen, Abdourahman Waberi, Edward P. Jones, Terézia Mora, Helen Dunmore, and Joanna Bator.

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Among people born in 1973, Amina Lawal ranks 667. Before her are Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Sven Vermant, Jamie Redknapp, Jennifer Paige, Yoon Jong-hwan, and Nikolay Tsiskaridze. After her are Shiho Onodera, Valérie Donzelli, Dan Swanö, Nicola Vizzoni, František Kaberle, and José Azevedo.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Amina Lawal ranks 119 out of 309. Before her are Haruna Babangida (1982), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Victor Obinna (1987), Ike Shorunmu (1967), Odion Ighalo (1989), and Tobi Amusan (1997). After her are Elderson Echiéjilé (1988), Simon Yates (null), Emmanuel Dennis (1997), Ayila Yussuf (1984), Burna Boy (1991), and Benedict Iroha (1969).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Amina Lawal ranks 11. Before her are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Okwui Enwezor (1963), and Cyprian Ekwensi (1921). After her are Sefi Atta (1964), Chris Abani (1966), Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (null), Biyi Bandele (1967), Chigozie Obioma (null), and Ayobami Adebayo (1988).

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