In August, as the reality of living while trying to survive a pandemic was finally hitting, and the magnitude of challenges to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights were becoming amplified. Advocates were…
Recent populist politics has resulted in a resurgence of interest in nationalism as a critical concept although much of the discussion unsurprisingly continues to be skewed towards Euro-America and male political performances.…
Women’s participation in peacebuilding in South Sudan is not new, it has been as old as there have been conflicts. Women have been often been at the forefront of peace initiatives, organizing…
Feminist Solidarity saved my life. This statement may sound overreaching but allow me to explain. My earlier journey to feminism was lonely. I am Burundian; feminism was not something claimed by women…
It’s 4:29 am. Sunday 25th October 2020. There is a part of me that wants to believe that everything that happened to the Benin [city] women in this movement to #ENDSARS is…
Shut down the streets because they aren’t safe for Namibian girls, women and gender diverse persons. Shut down the streets because those are the roads from which women are abducted and go…
For the feminist archive Let the record reflect. Reflections on the Chief Justice of Kenya’s Advisory on the Dissolution of Parliament You would have us forget, you would have us make it…
Two weeks ago, I attended a much-needed R and R session with some powerful feminist sisters, R and R here, meaning Rethink and Re-Energize. The theme for this session centred around body…
It feels like you have been in a constant state of dreams and illusions. The lines in the sand have gotten blurry. You can’t tell what’s real or where figments of your…
On September 4, Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Labour announced that new system had been finalised which would be a major game-changer in the labour migrant-employer relations. The Standard Unified Contract (SUC), she…