Tag: women-spotlight
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Debunk Speaks To Beloved Strangers
(Koko, Udo, Karwitha, Mercy, Kabi and Waiyaki) Conversations With Queer Africans On Family and Friendship A series of interviews done over Instagram, voice notes and calls with beloved strangers. Each respondent is in conversation with Angel Lovely and in turn, in conversation with each other. This is a documentation of possibility and reality. Queer African…
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My Hijab Journey
Before becoming a Muslim, I would cover my hair from time to time with headscarves – mostly on bad hair days or when I thought it looked good with my outfit of the day. So, when we started the new semester in January 2020, it wasn’t really a shock for my classmates and friends to…
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My Mother Wants Me To Get Married. It’s Sweet.
I wasn’t always good at it, but now I’m good at being single. I know how to self-soothe (don’t read too much into that 😅 ). I revel in the love that I already have. I enjoy my own company. I value my independence. And I really like living alone. So when mom tells me…
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Leadership ≠ To Being Male
The story of a woman disguising herself as a man to attain her goals extends further than the legend of Mulan. Margaret Bulkley may mean nothing to most people, but the name Dr.James Barry to historians may remind them of a story cocktail of fiction and fact.
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Guardians Of The Ovaries
Reproductive health rights for women have become so intertwined with patriarchal demands that they can barely be separated.
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Breaking Women’s Backs
Women continue spending hundreds of hours weekly in search of water, instead of investing that time in income-generating activities which can improve living standards.