The Learner

Muhsin Ibrahim muhsin2008@gmail.com Jealousy is, to an extent, encouraged in marriage in Islam, and so it is in many religions and cultures around the world. While some are born jealous, others are made so. Yet, some defy the religious, cultural, even commonsensical precept and choose to be unenvious. They care not for their wives, daughters, wards, sisters, and the like. I was told a story of a man, an ardent fan of Bollywood, the Indian films. He tells his wife every day, while watching movies, that the most beautiful and sexiest women are in India. The wife doesn’t like that, yet she keeps mum. It disturbs her a lot for obvious reasons. One day, the wife told the husband that even the most handsome men are in India. He was quickly aghast. He thought he had repressed his fury, but decided never to watch any Indian film again. That’s to avoid what he might have done to her if she repeated what she’s just said. A professor at Bayero University, Kano (B...