religious authorities gwani hadi r and sheikh dr qaribullah nasir kabara c leader of the qadiriyya movement recite the koran in hausa and english during an evening ramadan tafsir at the emirs palace in kano nigeria july 18 2014 the emirate of kano is part of the sokoto caliphate one of the great islamic empires that dotted the sahel profiting from caravan routes connecting africas interior with its mediterranean coast nigerias former colonial ruler britain kept most of the northern hierarchy in place and the emirate continued to hold sway over the largely underdeveloped region 2e5hbed.jpg from xxxw hausa nigéria View Photo