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African Women Voices

Are Novels on Africa Offering Us Poverty-Porn?

What comes to mind when I say “Africa”? Is it the dressless child with flies all over his face? Maybe a woman thin as only problematic anorexic models can be, … Continue reading →

27 August 2015 · 2 Comments

Ever Heard of the Virginity Test?

I have heard and watched scaring things about the treatment of women when it comes to their virginity. Some information were passed to me through the Iranian literature which I … Continue reading →

26 May 2015 · 6 Comments

Are Africans Really Black?

Ferguson. One of the most known city in the US right now, not for the happiest  reasons though. It’s the place where Michael Brown, an African America man, was shot … Continue reading →

24 August 2014 · 1 Comment

One day at The Guardian

I spent one day at the Guardian in June: a place that throbs genius and creativity

16 September 2010 · Leave a comment