by Teakisi | Mar 13, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections
By Grace Ancillar “Don’t be surprised if I show up on your door with a baby in one hand and a suitcase in another,” I told my mother one windy August morning, because I was that modern African woman. Her jaw hit the floor. I watched her swallow her saliva and avoid...
by Teakisi | Mar 9, 2020 | Current Affairs
By Reem Gaafar Note: The names in this article have been changed to protect the identity of the victims and their children, especially in cases of on-going custody trials. After a short-lived and turbulent marriage, Fadwa and her husband divorced and she returned to...
by Teakisi | Mar 2, 2020 | Culture, Family, Thoughts & Reflections, Travel
By Amandla Karungi When I was younger, I was the shy one who always got left out and was never the favourite. Not the crowd favourite, nor the sisters’ favourite, not the Aunt’s favourite or the Grandmother’s favourite. As the second born out of...
