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- Africa at 50: Redefining African Solidarity
- Which Way Ethiopia: Revolution, Civil War, or National Reconciliation?
- Eritrea: little to smile about, 20 years from freedom
- Africa: The Birth of the OAU
- Woman Seeks Asylum: King of Swaziland want to make me his 14th virgin bride
- Ethiopia: Off Political Taboos and Woos
- Chinua Achebe as Metaphor
- Chinua Achebe (Ugonabo Ogidi ) Goes Home
- The curious case of Africa’s Progress and the missing Millennium Development Goals
- Somalia And The Slippery Slope Of ‘Jubbaland’
- The Legacy of Queen Victoria and Zimbabwean Culture
- The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria
- My relationship with Chinua Achebe - Wole Soyinka
- Somalia’s future: IGAD’s captivity or donors’ rescue
- Israel and the Arab Gulf States: An Undeclared Alliance
- The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force
- Sustain Gains. Invest in Malaria. Save Three Million Children's Lives in the Next 1000 Days
- World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still kills thousands
- Excusing Jihad In Boston
- Lessons from Boston and Chechnya
- Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?
- Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace
- Factors of Change and Transformation in Ethiopia
- How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy
- Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal of the Diaspora Organized Groups Opposed to the Regime in Ethiopia
Tag Archives: FGM
Female Genital Mutilation: An Islamic Crime
By Jamie Glazov Asia News recently reported how the misogynist crime of female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to be a “widespread traditional practice” in “rural areas and more remote areas of Indonesia, particularly the island of Java.” The story makes … read more
Posted in DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Tagged Al-Azhar University, AsiaNews, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, IndepthAfrica, Indonesia, Islam, Muslim world, Pamela Geller
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Nawal al Saadawi and the sky over Egypt
There are some metaphors that are so striking and so unusual that they instantly transform one’s way of thinking about the subject matter. Consider, for example, this saying from China: The women of the world hold up half the sky. … read more
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
Tagged afria travel, Cairo, Columbia University, East Africa, Egypt, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, Freedom And Justice, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Nawal El Saadawi, news, Public Health, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa
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