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Amina Restaurant is a restaurant and bar in the heart of the old city of Philadelphia, serving up American Southern cuisine. Owner Felicia Wilson and Chef Partner Darryl Harmon are innovators in the Southern cuisine space.
Amina (also Aminatu; died 1610; pronunciation ⓘ) was a Hausa historical figure in the city-state Zazzau (now city of Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now in the north-west region of Nigeria. She might have ruled in the mid-sixteenth century.
Jun 13, 2024 · Amina is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "trustworthy, faithful". Amina is the 322 ranked female name by popularity.
Amina of Zaria (1533-1610?), commonly known as the warrior queen, expanded the territory of the Hausa people of north Africa to the largest borders in history. More than 400 years later, the legend of her persona became the model for a television series about a fictional warrior princess, called Xena.
Amina (or Aminah) is the loose transcription of two different Arabic female given names: ʾAmīna (Arabic: أمينة, also anglicized as Ameena ), the feminine form of Amin, meaning "devoted, honest, straightforward, trusty, worth of belief (believable), loyal, faithful, obedient of Iman ".
Apr 23, 2024 · Meaning & History. Expand Links. Alternate transcription of Arabic Aminah 1 or Aminah 2, as well as the form in several other languages.
Queen Amina (also known as Queen Aminatu), was the elder daughter of Queen Bakwa Turunku, the founder of the Zazzau Kingdom in 1536. Some scholars date Queen Amina's reign to about 1549, as heir apparent after the death of her mother.
Amina is the best known of the legendary Hausa queens who ruled kingdoms in the savanna region of West Africa.
Queen of Zaria and sovereign ruler of the Hausa Empire in what is today the northern region of Nigeria, who was one of the most important leaders of West Africa in the last third of the 16th century.
Jul 24, 2018 · In the 16th Century, ruthless warrior Queen Amina commanded an army of 20,000 men in what is now Nigeria. She is the third story in a new eight-part series, African Women who Changed the World ...
