# Zaynab Alkali

> Nigerian novelist. She is also a poet and short story writer, recognized as the first female novelist in Northern Nigeria.

**Wikidata**: [Q167832](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167832)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaynab_Alkali)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/zaynab-alkali


## References

1. Dictionary of African Biography
2. Integrated Authority File
3. [Source](https://guardian.ng/art/alkali-and-abouleila-beaming-searchlight-on-muslim-womens-writings/)
4. International Standard Name Identifier
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. CiNii Research
7. Third World Women's Literatures
8. Google Knowledge Graph
9. [Source](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-476-03702-2_10)