Responsible Capitalism And The Rise Of Africa
Africa is still a continent beset with problems; famine, poverty and lack of infrastructure remain major issues in certain states, as do drought, state fragility and employment. Rotten governments remain endemic and many citize...
Obscure realities of “comfort women” of the Japanese Imperial Army
During World War II allegedly 200,000 women and girls were coerced into sexual slavery in the military brothels or “comfort stations” of the Japanese Imperial Army. Euphemistically called “comfort women”, these girls we...
A Life Phases approach to Gender Based Violence
There lacks a unanimous definition of what Gender Based Violence (GBV) is as it differs in countries, communities and the legal context. Murray Straus, of the University of New Hampshire however echoes it as aggression, as oppo...
Egyptian Politics: Between the Immature and the Unorganized
The recent tragedy unfolding in Egypt in the aftermath of the recent presidential decree is a critical sign of Egyptian politics’ immaturity. An immaturity due not only to the youth of the democracy that is taking shape in Eg...
Daily News Roundup – 30 October 2012
Africa Somali poet killed by gunmen Popular Somali poet, playwright and songwriter Warsame Shire Awale has been killed in the country’s capital Mogadishu. He was shot by unknown attackers near his home yesterday evening....
WATCH: What the word ‘abortion’ means to these women
The video, by Cut, asked a variety of women aged between 15 and 50, from all walks of life, what their first response is when they hear the word ‘Abortion’. The interviewees offered a range of frank opinions and emotional r...
