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Sisters at Heart

On Saturday the 24th of February, 2008, I went to a meeting of women in Kibera, ...

Literature, Blood and Doves

As the media went into a frenzy celebrating the ‘5th Anniversary of the Iraq ...

Be nice to articulate fundamentalists

Yes, you should be nice to religious fundamentalists who defend their beliefs reasonably. ...

Why the infidelity?

I set out, not long ago, after a series of failed relationships caused by incessant ...

Not willing to give up on tribe

I am not yet willing to give up on the concept of tribe.

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Faith and Family

In her place; the unmuffling of Esther Arunga
Our tabloids were happy for spectacular sales last week. Good for them, but not so good for individual freedoms or for the liberated 21st Century Keny
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Catholics, the Holy Spirit and recent discontent
After a few weeks off from active writing, I returned to the news that my Catholic friends were fighting an even bigger battle than my own mental bl
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Health & Education

The fringe benefits of male circumcision rollout
Kisumu-- James Nango discovered he had syphilis when he visited a clinic in his home town of Kisumu, in western Kenya's Nyanza Province, in 2009, ho
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World Aids Day: Stopping the Stigma
December 1st marked another World Aids Day, a global event to encourage awareness and activism in the fight against HIV/Aids. Twitter, Facebook and Go
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Society

World Women's Day
Copenhagen earlier this year played host to a global conference on Climate Change. 100 years ago, it was host to a much smaller, more humble meeting
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100 Kenyan women and their contribution to the world
Roll call. We'll start the list by declaring it open to women from all walks of life, and from all sectors of production. So please put in here the na
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Sport and Leisure

Liveblog: IRB Sevens 2010 Las Vegas
Photo: CC This weekend, the Kenyan national Rugby Sevens team is in Las Vegas on its continual qu
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Coming Into the Cold
If you're in the diaspora and find yourself staring hatefully at banks of snow, think about adopting a new sports team or athlete this winter. The Oly
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Progress Report; Tales on how much remains to be done
This is the third of our three Open Threads for this year's International Women's Day. In this one we ask that you reflect on your assessment of areas
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Let us all Stand for Equality
On Monday, 1st March, a group of activists and civil society organisations in Uganda presented a petition signed by 450,000 people from across the w
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Stalking and eavesdropping made easier
I read this article here from the Guardian a few years ago. It is a good thing it is still up on the internet. It shows how technology a good slave ca
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Finding my Identity
I am usually excited at the start of a new semester – I generally love new beginnings. When I was younger I hated introducing myself because the
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Egypt vs Ghana 4-0
Admittedly, this is more a wish for the Nations Cup Final than a rational guess. Ghana's defence against Nigeria today did give a good account of itse
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My Coming Out
It hasn't always been this easy. It always made me nervous and uncomfortable. As though there was something wrong with me loving this way. When I look
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