Category: Life
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Alara Lagos Gives a One-of-a-Kind Retail Experience at the Brooklyn Museum
Reni Folawiyo takes her luxe boutique, Alara Lagos, global in the ongoing Africa Fashion Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.
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A Trailblazing Voice for Inclusion – A conversation with Abia Akram, Disability Activist and Sightsavers Trustee
Abia Akram is based Pakistan and is a trustee on Sightsavers UK Board. She is also the Project Director for the Special Talent Exchange Programme, a cross-disability organization; CEO of the National Forum of Woman with Disability.
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Five Fashion Brands by Northern Nigerian Women You Should Know
Fashion is an integral part of Nigerian culture, from embroidery to tie/dye. Nigerian clothing is unique and made from deliberate processes passed on from generation to generation. Northern Nigerian Fashion is no different.
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Who’s a Baddie, Anyway?
It’s in song lyrics, it’s Instagram captions, I know when you see or hear the word ‘baddie’, the first thing that comes to your mind are the super attractive women you see on Instagram with perfect bodies and make-up.
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Discussing Eye Health with Dr Gladys Atto, the first and only ophthalmologist in Uganda’s Karamoja Subregion
Dr Gladys Atto is the first and only ophthalmologist in the Karamoja subregion in Uganda. She is also one of only 45 ophthalmologists in the entire country.
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Woman Narrates Her Ordeal Stuck Between Abortion Restrictions, Social Services and Catering To Her Sick Newborn
Her embryo had become implanted in scar tissue from a recent cesarean section, and she was in serious danger. At any moment, the pregnancy could rupture, blowing open her uterus.
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Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases with Sightsavers: A Dialogue with Joy Shuaibu
Joy Shu’aibu is the Director of Programme Operations for Nigeria at Sightsavers. Sightsavers works across Africa and Asia to end avoidable blindness, treat neglected tropical diseases and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.
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Sex Is Not a Human Right: Unpacking Sexual Coercion
Men’s needs and wants are treated as absolute. Want to eat? Woman cooks. Want to have sex? A woman must be available even if and when she does not want to and this entitlement actively harms women.
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Health Professionals Advise Pregnant Women to Steer Clear Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Women who received traditional treatments throughout pregnancy had children who were twice as likely to be born with birth abnormalities as those whose mothers did not.