‘You Have Reached the Women’ is collective piece penned by Phenomenal women from all walks of life (from Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and the US). You have reached the woman Who keeps her eyes wide open Her pain closed tight against pessimistic winds So she can release them in Remembrance deep in…
For some people, a drink can have a calming effect during stressful times. I am one of those people. Some days when I’m stressed out, I head to the bar and grab a bottle of alcohol. On other days, I drink to celebrate wins or just life. While a young woman drinking may seem normal…
We all seem to know that women and girls have periods every month. It’s a common knowledge, right? but do we know bloody injustices we are all part of? If you don’t, then you are part of the problem… What I can only tell you is, period /hedhi /menstruation is a normal biological routine for all mature women – it’s a health thing. What astonishes me however is how the world has decided to make this biological routine the most shameful thing
Disclaimer: This post may sound preachy. It was not intended so. It is a collection of accumulated opinions on social media posts that I cannot help but share. Based on some exchanges, I have a few simple, probably obvious points to make to those that are willing to keep an open mind. I am going…
I don’t like culture as a way of explaining anything today on this continent because what I see is what I call cultures of impunity that colonisation represented because if you remember colonisation…
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