Category: PERSONAL BLOG

I am an Uncaged Daughter of the Soil:

I used to think subscribing to feminism is optional in a partner. I thought surely, everyone believes in equality, it is maybe a mis-application of African traditions. (Tomorrow, I will demonstrate why I believe Patriarchy to be a Western import.) Until I realized, I was wrong. Some (not so very) gentlemen truly think one ought…

Reporting from Earth: Man Remains Shameless! When the horrors in Gaza eventually stop and the families are afforded the opportunity to burry their lost ones, the international community will sit down to dissect the war. Those who thought themselves above the law will be called in to justify their actions. She that shall remain nameless,…

I live by very specific ideals: Most people are cautious with their associations, I am not. I consider life to be a large maze in which we get lost sometimes – so, I never refuse my friendship to anyone no matter their caliber, social status, life philosophy etc. After all, why would my worldview be…

I am a feminist and so are my father, sisters, mentors, bosses… Yet, in some african milieus, this is a very controversial thing to say. (I’ll now allow a moment for breathing exercises.) Interestingly, the opposite is true in the human rights circles I am in. To proclaim that you do not believe women and…

Theoretically speaking, clubbing is not the best past-time for a believer considering the propensity for sin in that environment. Practically speaking though, I am a young free bird that likes to dance. One cannot go through life enumerating sin by sin on a daily. Neither can one live life as though the Christ chapter did…

I have been disillusioned by most “men of God.” Those that have not been engulfed in sex scandals are busy collecting offerings for private jets. They speak of sacred things with spiritual arrogance but when their carnal sins are exposed, they invoke the “we are but mere mortals speech” with great speed. So too, is…

Grief is heavy, it’s long, debilitating, consuming; it’s overwhelming, exacerbating. But my dearest friend, this I know: You will not cry always! There are no words adequate enough in this time, but your name is mentioned in every prayer I utter. My dear friend whom I love, I gently caution you to steer from unhealth…