by TeakisiBy Felly Oyuga During my father’s funeral, the chief insisted on giving a short speech, but after he had had something to eat. So after eating, the chief came back to the gathering, tummy full and started his speech. He said that he was in school with my father. My aunt then asked, ‘’which school? […]
by TeakisiBy Felly Oyuga I am going through my Whatsapp and come across a post in one of our groups. The post is about a woman who posted on Facebook that her husband watches porn with their six-year-old son. She then claims to cry about it daily. Everyone’s typical reaction is rage against the husband. Understandably. […]
Women don’t have to like each other Women don’t share the same privileges Women don’t share the same ideologies Women don’t want the same things Our struggles are wired differently And we deserve to express them all. By Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi I remember when Christian Amanpour’s Love and Sex Documentary in Ghana first premiered in […]
by TeakisiIt is estimated that Mary Mother of Jesus was twelve years old when she was betrothed to Joseph. She could have been between 13 to 14 years when she gave birth to Jesus Christ. Mary, probably the most hailed woman in all religious custom is most praised for being a virgin when the angel gave […]
by TeakisiBy Racheal Kiiza Society you have had your way for too long. You wonder how? Let me attempt to break it down and please, no need for you to justify yourself. For once listen. Genuinely listen. Listen not to respond, but to hear and understand a different perspective. You have succeeded in making women feel […]
by TeakisiBy Racheal Kiiza Book: Culture of Honor Subtitle: Sustaining A Supernatural Environment Author: Danny Silk Pages: 568 This book provides and calls for a culture of honor in the church, a culture that strips off the clothes of shame, fear and punishment culture in our churches today. The book opens with a thrilling but scary […]
by TeakisiBy Amandla Karungi Uganda’s fashion industry has come a long way from the days when just shoving kitenge material onto anything would do as fashion. We are now experimenting with new material and designs, including a modern take on an ancient material which comes from the bark of a tree; bark cloth by African designer José […]
by TeakisiBy Stella Demasus I never had any issues with my being African, until I started living in the United States of America. That was when I realized that my kind of “African” is different. I’m not talking about racism between just white and black, but also from black to black. I realized that it transcends […]
by TeakisiBy Racheal Kiiza This week marks the beginning of March, and with the new month comes the realization that we are well into 2017. There are a lot of months left in the year but it’s important to take stock of our progress towards the goals we set at the end of 2016. No time like […]
by TeakisiBy Amandla Karungi Kneeling as a punishment In high school, I went to a school where the administration sought to govern not just our thoughts and our words but also our bodies by imposing regular penance with thick sticks slashed across our behinds. A few times though, they changed the punishment for the sake of variety. […]
