Category: DW Originals
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What Do A 17-Year Old Student And A Queer Single Mum Have In Common?
I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know a lot about the beauty industry, and when I introduced myself to these two women a few days ago at the start of our little rendezvous, I had no idea where the conversation would take us
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The Farmer Who is Licensed To Fly A Plane, Sells Automobiles For A Living And Rides Powerbikes For Fun
When Aisha Vatsa confirmed her interview date with us, she was on her way back from Makurdi, a trip she made on her power bike.
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The Good Wife and Other Stereotypes Perpetuated by Kannywood
In 2020, I wrote an article about the influence of Bollywood (the Indian film industry) on Kannywood (the Hausa-language film industry based in Northern Nigeria).
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“Global Black Chick’ Esther A. Armah
Listen to Esther Armah simplify the concept of Emotional Justice, intersectionality and structurality of oppression with Awazi on our podcast, “We’re Not Crazy, You Are”
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Female Scholarship in Islam
Fatima Mernissi, a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist, wrote a book titled The Forgotten Queens of Islam, which studies 15 centuries of Islamic history.
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The Hijab and the Male Gaze
In February 2017, Samina Ali, an American author and activist, was invited to speak at the University of Nevada’s TEDx event. In her speech, she answered the question people have been asking for centuries
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Arewa Voices: What Happened To Queer Literature of Hausa Women
Novel writing in Northern Nigeria is a fair innovation that began in the 20th century; queer relationships, however, have been a part and parcel of society for a much longer period.
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Seeking Safety with the Helpio app
In September 2020, I wrote about the then-recent story of Farishina, a 12-year-old girl who was raped by 11 men, one of whom was 57 years old.
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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
I was in my early twenties the first time I saw a VVF (vesico-vaginal fistula) patient.