by Teakisi | Mar 27, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
By Winnie Kyomuhendo I was about 11 years old when I decided that I wanted to and would become a lawyer. My young mind pictured a confident female wearing fashionable suits and formal dresses with high heels, tossing legal jargon all over the place and making a lot of...
by Salha Kaitesi | Mar 25, 2020 | Current Affairs, Feature, Thoughts & Reflections
Three weeks ago, at the invitation of Bridget Stratford, I visited North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T) – a Newcastle University Students’ Union project. Bridget, who runs this wanted me to meet and share my experiences of living in the north east of...
by Yunah Bvumbwe | Mar 23, 2020 | Culture, Family, Love & Sex, Thoughts & Reflections
There might be other issues in the future that some of us are going to need exorcism for in order to comprehend and acknowledge, but I suppose this one doesn’t. Someone once said that “you know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because...
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 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...
by Teakisi | Feb 28, 2020 | Culture, Éducation, Francais, Thoughts & Reflections
Par Christelle Kamanan Femme née dans les années 80, j’ai grandi bercée par des contes de fées, pleins de princesses qui attendent leur prince charmant et se font taper par de méchantes femmes. Tout cela à l’écrit ou encore mieux en image, à travers de...
