Author: Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

While Nollywood has still not gotten a good grip on properly telling Northern Nigerian stories, the reception of Beyond the Veil has shown that audiences are ready and eager for more film and television showcasing what the North has to offer. It is a plus that Beyond the Veil is about Northern women. Stories like these are hardly told; when they are, they are usually obnoxious and stereotypical. Beyond the Veil is a Naila Media production that follows the lives of five women – Hanifa (Maryam Booth), Badriya (Norah Ego), Zainab (Ame Aiyejina), Na’ima (Jemima Osunde), and Surayyah (Habiba Tanko…