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Bilkisu Yusuf, also known as Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, (December 2, 1952 – September 24, 2015), a Nigerian journalist, columnist and editor for prominent newspapers in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna, Nigeria. She is known in Nigeria for being the first woman to direct a national newspaper operation and served as editor for two more. She was a Hausa, Muslim, feminist, and advocate for interfaith society, who was known for being an adviser to the Nigerian President on International Affairs and the founding of NGOs, such as Women In Nigeria (WIN) and the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association (FOMWAN). Yusuf was killed in the 2015 Mina stampede while on Haj in Mecca, Saudia Arabia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lost in the Hajj stampede was a pioneering journalist who united Christians and Muslims )〕 == Personal == Bilkisu Yusuf was born December 2, 1952.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bilkisu died on national assignment – Husband )〕 She advanced from her primary education at Ansar Primary School, Kano in 1964 to secondary school at the Government Girls College, Dala, Kano.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hajiya Bilkisu: She was too good and true )〕 Yusuf's higher education was in both political science and journalism. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria; her master's degree in political science and international relations from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, United States; and an advanced degree in journalism from the International Journalism School at Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Moscow, Russia, in 1986.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bilkisu Yusuf )〕 She was first married to Alhaji Sanusi Ciroma Yusuf, who eventually became the Chief Judge of State.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obituary: Hajiya Bilkisu, mni (1952-2015) )〕 The couple had two children, a son Moshood Sanusi Yusuf and a daughter Nana Fatima.〔〔 They later divorced.〔 Her first husband died at the age of 73.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kano Emirate Kingmaker, Madaki Passes On At 73. )〕 She married her second husband, Mustapha Bintube.〔 Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf was given the honorary title Hajiya after completing the pilgrimage to Mecca (Haji is the male form). She died while serving as a leader of women on behalf of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bilkisu Yusuf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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