by Teakisi | Dec 31, 2015 | Development, Empowerment, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
Article written by Ibtihal Ahmed. For years, I struggled to fully understand the idea that forgiving is not for the benefit of the other person, but for us as individuals. I am reminded of this conventional proposition: “You’re not forgiving for them, but for you.”...
by Teakisi | Dec 29, 2015 | Love & Sex, Short Story
By Joan Semanda. “It’s The End.” Stella looked into Rob’s eyes as she told him, in not so many words, that their five year marriage had come to an end. She still loved him. She still cared for him. She felt like her guts were being wrenched from her body, but...
by Teakisi | Dec 24, 2015 | Culture, Hair & Beauty
Article by Fatoumanta B. Diallo I recently watched some excerpts from “Light Girls”, a documentary on the Oprah Winfrey Network about the colorism that exists among African-Americans in the United States. This time, though, it was presented from the perspective of...
by Teakisi | Dec 22, 2015 | Business, Education, Health
By Angela Semanda. Hello ladies! What if I told you there was a solution to your monthly menstrual challenges that lasted for up for up to 10 years, was affordable and eco-friendly? Yes, I know, sounds to good to be true; but it exists. The menstrual cup, also...
by Teakisi | Dec 17, 2015 | Culture, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
By Reem Gaafar I have been a doctor for almost 9 years. For about two thirds of that period I worked as an ER physician in a busy tertiary hospital in the Gulf (Oman, specifically) and for a few months in Sudan, while the other third was spent in the Sudanese civil...
