Assita Kanko, a politician in Brussels, recalls when she underwent female genital mutilation as a child in Burkina Faso.
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What Does Resistance Look Like In The Face Of Extremism | Literary Hub
Alexis Okeowo On The Complex Ethics of Fighting Extremism In Africa.
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We Will No Longer Be Silenced in the War on Women’s Bodies
[two_fifth padding=”0 25px 0 10px”]BY Mamello Sejake | PUB OkayAfrica In the op-ed below, Mamello Sejake discusses the war on women’s bodies in South Africa and taking part in yesterday’s silent protest at Wits University in Johannesburg.[/two_fifth][three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”]Most days, before I get dressed, I have to ask myself how much I can take. […]
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Childbirth in the Shadow of the American Dream
The voices of African American women are key to resolving gaping maternal health disparities in the United States. Their voices are at the center of a new documentary by Italian filmmaker Paolo Patruno.
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‘Sometimes when I’m alone with my baby, I think about killing him. He reminds me of the man who raped me.’
Members of a U.N. peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic allegedly turned to sexual predation, betraying their duty to protect.
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