there is a hidden violence i never recognized til now it was lurking somewhere i could sense it was there that feminine intuition like every Body in soft or hardened skin … Read More»

In the States I didn't know that statistics correspond to breathing, living people. that poverty is a crime we all perpetrate. In the States I didn't know … Read More»

My personal vision for the world is that we must break down the social and political barriers impairing our universal divine right to self-empowerment, to the cultivation of our own opportunities, and … Read More»

The African continent knows a protracted history of colonization, intervention and oppression, and as such many people here are understandably skeptical of outside influence and intentions. … Read More»

It was a slow realization that gender is an integral part of my identity, that connecting with women is a key to the change I seek. At eight years old I wanted to write. … Read More»

On the damp floor of a mud hut in rural West Africa, 40 km on a dirt road from the nearest phone, computer or radio tower, an 18 year old illiterate girl named Fatim is giving birth to her fifth child … Read More»

In late February, the home of my best friends in village caught on fire. Hassim, his wife Fatim and their year-old baby girl Mariame, are my neighbors here in Dogon counry, Mali. … Read More»

In some ways I've flown through these past eight months in a haze. To get by from day to day... … Read More»

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