The Nigerian author, a self-described “cultural chameleon”, talks about her new book - “The Mrs. Club”.

The Gambian-born writer took up writing at 35 and it took four years to get her first book contract.

A documentary exposing an issue that continues to be ignored: the rape and sexual abuse against women of Zimbabwe. A Fresh Water Spigot production. This documentary will explore the complicated and tragic circumstances of young girls in this country. We will also convey Betty Makoni’s resilience and courage. When we go back and retrace her journey, we will show that no matter what life circumstances transpire in your childhood it does not have to become who you are…

I have a question for the lawyers out there: Is there a way that a man can stipulate in his will that he does not want his wife participating in certain cultural practices that are completely in humane? I think that it is completely unfair that the widow is made to drink the water used to wash her husband’s dead body or that she is made to cut her hair. There are even cases in which she is made to sleep in the same room as her dead husband and many times, she is made to marry her dead husband’s brother…

It was a normal day in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, as Daya gets herself ready for her male caller. Her caller is Anesu, a married and very wealthy business man whose home base is in Harare,where he lives with his wife of more than 10 years and his three kids. Their relationship had started several [...]

Ami, the newlywed bride walks into the parlor carrying a heavy tray filled with goodies destined to be ravished by her husband’s friends. She serves them all and excitedly takes a seat next to her husband. The men were engrossed in a controversial debate about ‘Nigerian Politics’, Ami, confident about her intellectual abilities to contribute [...]

The 16 days will run from November 25th to December 10th and will incorporate the following:
November 25th- The International Day Against Violence Against Women
November 29th- International Women Human Rights Defenders Day
December 1st- World Aids Day
December 10th-International Human Rights Day

The mobile home, left, and tool shed at Big Creek, W.Va., where authorities say 20-year-old Charleston, W.Va., resident Megan Williams, a black woman, was allegedly abducted, held captive for at least a week and tortured by six white individuals from Logan County, W.Virginia. Source AP.

Megan Williams is a 20 year old Black woman who [...]

It seems that African women are in the limelight again. No, it isn’t because we are doing great things but rather because of how we conduct our relations with our African men. It seems that going home to get a wife seems to be the new hot business on tracks. The question [...]

It was a normal day in Durban, South Africa as thousands of young Zulu maidens made their way up to Nongoma in Kwazulu natal for the annual dance ceremony celebrating their virginity. This ceremony is a form of reed dance called “Umhlanga” and is generally culminated with a genital test to ensure that the [...]