Lost in the Hajj stampede was a pioneering journalist who united Christians and Muslims

The World | Sep 29, 2015
Among those killed in the crush of the Hajj crowd in Mina, Saudi Arabia, last week was a woman beloved in Nigeria and beyond. Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, a pioneering journalist and activist, broke down barriers in a patriarchal society.

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