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Fin - The Secret Facebook Group Of Nigerian Women

It is one of Facebook's fastest growing communities and has become such a phenomenon that last week, Mark Zuckerberg asked to meet its founder. But what is Fin? Female IN or Fin is a "secret" Facebook group that has recently clocked up over a million members, largely from Nigeria. But it's a secret that founder Lola Omolola wants you to know all about - if you're a woman that is. Though it has a vaguely romantic air, secret is just Facebook terminology, Ms Omolala says. It means invitation-only - you need to know a member to get in. "It's a safe place, for a woman who has something to say," Ms Omolola explains. "You don't have to agree but it is her story, she can say it." The group is a sort of confessional space, where women share stories that they might be uncomfortable - or even afraid - to tell in person. When I said anything I got a pinch - a real, live pinch Lola Omolola It doesn't offer anonymity - member...