title: Poetic Nikaah
author: Olalere, Ibrahim
description: When he asked about the whereabouts of his father, his mother would answer with mysterious proverbs and then go silent. Bilal Oyatomi finds himself gasping for love and attention until finally he gives in to drowning in his own mind.   Bilal’s path crosses that of Aneezah Cisse, daughter of a wealthy and religious Hausa-Fulani home. What stands between them is beyond religion and years of inter-tribal war – it includes the whole lots of things that can be said about love without words.  This debut novel describes the romance aspects of a young Muslim’s life up until marriage on a backdrop of western education, African culture, war and Islam. Find out if Aneezah and Bilal find a balance between love and religion in their quest for a happily ever after.