This week, a 14 year old Pakistani TikToker living in the west was lured back to Pakistan and unalived by her father and uncle. Her crime? She dared to be on tiktok!. But there are Pakistani boys residents in Pakistan who are active on TikTok and social media as a whole. Yet, nothing has or […]
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Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has long been celebrated for its staunch commitment to freedom of expression. Over the years, Great Ife students have vigilantly upheld this principle through steadfast resistance against any encroachments on their freedom of expression. With the growing and recurring stabs to the historical prestige of this great citadel of learning
OAU ICT CENTER: AN HISBAH POLICE STATION Read More »
When I was with this guy as a teenager/in my early twenties, where I drew the line was he hitting me. He never did hit me, but he messed me up on so many fronts. He messed up my self esteem, he manipulated me, he gaslit me into thinking I was crazy and undesirable, he
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This book contains raw passion, unfiltered anger, and a daring boldness at the gross injustice of enslaving women with their own bodies! Are you curious about anything related to abortion? Are you sexually active? Do you have a sense of justice? Do you hate being told what you can and cannot
I HAD FOUR ABORTIONS, ÓYÁ ARREST ME! Read More »
A girl once asked why I was irreligious. I can’t remember exactly how that question was asked, but I remember my answer. I admitted I didn’t know everything. I admitted that there have been a lot of questions and personal experiences I didn’t have answers to, that even science cannot explain. But that I
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CALL FOR FEMINIST WRITERS! ✨🌟 FigureFeminists.com is excited to invite passionate feminist writers (irrespective of your gender identity) to contribute to our International Women’s Day initiative! We’re seeking critical commentaries (1500+ words) from a pro-sexual rights perspective on one of the following ten crucial topics (and each category attracts a #10,000 cash prize for
WOMEN’S SEXUAL RIGHTS INCLUSION WRITING CONTEST Read More »
BRIDE PRICE is referred to as lobola in the southern parts of the continent, mahari in East Africa, wine carrying among tribes in West Africa, and owó orí among the tribe I come from (Yoruba). I remember quite well how my Yoruba teacher gave me my first lessons on marriage customs and traditions in
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An average number of ten thousand cases of rape occur every day in Nigeria only. While 5% sought help, just 3.8% got help. Most of these rape victims that AREN’T DEAD struggle with depression and other kinds of mental health related problems due to stigmatisation. Why are my emphasis on these numbers, you might want
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First of all, I’ll open the floor by saying Simi’s WOMAN should blow more than it did and be getting awards upon awards but nah, it’s a patriarchal society and she herself “no be woman” by singing this song. How dare she? I was born in 1996 and I’m in my right to say
NA SO SO SUBMISSION O, SHÉ WE GET ASSIGNMENT Read More »
Humans have a very weird relationship with money and women’s bodies and this is how. Humans woke up one day, decided to give pieces of papers values and categorized people as “rich” or “poor” based on the amount of these pieces of paper they have. Calling money “pieces of paper” has stripped money of