‘The moment you don’t give in to the lies inside your head;
Is the moment you realise who you are’.
Profiles
Pains of being Girl/Woman
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We are in the twentieth century, but there are still many societies and people who feel saddened at the birth of a girl child;...
Tuesday Quote
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Some men feel threatened by the idea of feminism.
This comes, I think, from the insecurity triggered by how boys are brought up;
How their sense...
Wednesday Quote
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'Future generations will judge us;
Not by what we say, but what we do'.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Opinion
Friday Quote
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Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward;
Safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for...
Tuesday Quote
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"Until you dig a hole,
Plant a tree,
Water it and make it survive,
You haven't done a thing.
You are just talking".
Wangari Maathai
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Bridget Aisha Lemu (14th October 1940-5th January 2019)
The British-born author and religious educator was born Bridget Anne Honey in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.
She attended Uplands School, Parkstone, Dorset between 1950 and 1955...
News
Culpability in Silence: Tawakalit Kareem
Silence- Is the magic wand that we wave in the hope that what has been done can be undone. The inaction we exhibit to...
Sunday Quote
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When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people.
We can draw nearer to the earth,
We can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures...
Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
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Wangari Muta Maathai, an African woman of Kenyan descent was born in Nyeri, a rural area of Kenya in 1940.
She obtained a degree in...
Women
Saturday Quote: Hannah Uiri
''You are the only one who can love you into wholenes'.
Hannah Uiri
Olayemi Olusoga: From banking hall to bookshelf
Olayemi Olusoga
Olayemi Olusoga is a banker, writer and advocate for gender parity. She holds a BA in Mass Communication from Babcock University and a...
Iran police to confiscate cars of 'poorly veiled' women
Women drivers in Iran's capital could have their cars impounded by police if they are caught driving with a poorly fixed veil or without...
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