The month of march otherwise known as the Women’s History Month with 8th March being…
Advocacy
Ethiopia’s Yellow Movement focus on Deprived Students Makes a point about Love
My Valentine’s Day is usually very special but not for the reasons you might think.…
Stripped Away: Attacks on Women’s Reproductive Rights in East Africa
Roxane Gay, author of the Bad Feminist known for her fight for more rights for…
Is Marriage a Punishment for Women?
Early January, I spent a week interacting with married women living in rural areas in…
Sudanese Women at the Heart of the Revolution
By Reem Gaafar & Omnia Shawkat Country-wide peaceful demonstrations against the regime in Sudan are in their…
Taking Stock of 2018 Feminist Wins and Renewing our Resolve to Fight
The mobilizations specially provided platforms, space and amplified the voice in protesting against the violence women suffer on a daily basis; reclaiming the power to challenge oppressive systems and policies and advocating for keeping institutions and states accountable. We feminists do proclaim that the personal is political, which is difficult to articulate when sometimes discussions are sanitized and devoid of political nuance hence the resistance and mobilization.
Bloody Injustice
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
Zambia: Thou shall not Shame…the Church but How about #ChurchMeToo?
Zambian artist Ludo Freshe took to twitter and opened up about a sexual assault encounter that involved a man of God. She has previously, as a firm advocate for women’s rights and well-being, spoken about this assault but has now put a name to her story.
Uphold Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women in their Diversity: Intersection between GBV and Disability
During the #16DaysOfActivism, it is critical to recognize the profound ways in which gender based…
Heard of Rape Culture? This is how you may be Enabling it
Rape culture is real. It’s not just about sex. It’s huge and it stinks. No,…