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Notes On Rape
Since I heard about the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi, India has been on my mind. The woman was on her way home from the cinema with a[…]
Author: Amaka
Culture and Society · World Affairs
The Rape of Men
Since the beginning of time, rape (and other forms of sexual violence such as sexual torture, sexual slavery, forced prostitution) has been used as weapons of and in war. From[…]
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Economy · Politics · World Affairs
On Bhagwati and the Yunus Article
The following was cross-posted at my blog Red Earth Earlier this month the Bangladesh government removed Mohammed Yunus as the head of the micro finance lender, Grameen Bank (GB). The reason[…]
Economy · Politics · World Affairs
On “Stuff We Don’t Want” (SWEDOW)
A term coined by a follower blogger and aid expert Tales From The Hood. It’s a tongue-in-check term used to describe ludicrous gifts in-kind (GiK) donations. Many examples abound but[…]
Are We Exporting Terrorists/Religious Extremists?
This article is a response to an email a friend sent me. In the email, my friend pointed out that “Mr Soyinka does not have the right to call UK[…]