The Politics of Women’s Emotions

"A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons" - Hillary Clinton What is the problem with women displaying their emotions? Emotions are viewed as a stain that must be erased, not as evidence of a person's humanity. Therefore, whenever a person is described as…

ByFaridat MusaFebruary 20, 20220Comments

Iconic Women

Profile of Dora Akunyili

Whenever people think of the agency NAFDAC, there is no doubt an image of Professor Dora Akunyili, or the millions of fake drugs she regularly impounded comes to mind. This is no mere coincidence; it’s a merited result of sheer hard work and incorruptible integrity. When the vacancy for the Director-General of NAFDAC opened, ordinarily,…

ByFaridat MusaAugust 4, 20210Comments

Everyday Feminism

The Burdens of Purity Culture

I sat, awaiting my appointment in the hospital when a woman started preaching to me despite my straight face. I was forced to pay her attention because she kept checking whether I was listening to her sermon, and predictably, it centred on sexual purity. When she said, "Once the hymen gets broken before marriage, a…

ByFaridat MusaJuly 24, 20211Comment

Iconic Women

Wangari Maathai – The Iconic Woman Who Planted 51 Million Trees

Very often women activists are advised to form alliances with men and negotiate women’s rights as they fight to reclaim their long-withheld rights from the oppressors. The expectation is that feminism must remain ‘womanly’ as it soft-steers so as not to displease their oppressors. Whilst many travelled this path, Wangari Maathai wasn’t one of them.…

ByFaridat MusaJuly 14, 20210Comments

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The Politics of Women’s Emotions

Profile of Dora Akunyili

The Burdens of Purity Culture

Wangari Maathai – The Iconic Woman Who Planted 51 Million Trees

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