Happy Sunday beautiful souls! I hope you're all keeping safe and sane. I'm back with #EyalaReads, your weekly list of recommended articles about #WomensRights #feminism & #Africa.
#SundayReads
Being in #lockdown with 2 small children has me facing my conflicted relation with parenting. I guess that's why I was so drawn to this piece @SaalaJeng that weaves the personal & the political. Merci Rama!
bit.ly/2SoKvnx - @TimesCorona
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Speaking of #ParentingInLockdown, the voices of American single mothers in this @NewYorker article stirred my soul in ways I don't yet have the words to describe. Read it.
bit.ly/3eTuqjh
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Highly recommended: @khadijasanusi_'s piece about her complex rapport with #feminism as a Muslim Nigerian woman. I'm fascinated by her journey from embracing the #feminist label to calling herself a "Muslimah".
bit.ly/3bCI8VG @republicjournal
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Loved @asangelwassayin's piece on owning her voice despite having been pressured to keep quiet throughout her childhood. And I loved that she was inspired by @monaeltahawy's new book. Talk about intergenerational #Afrifem power!
link.medium.com/OTXU0C6UZ5
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My favorite: @NgugiWaThiongo_'s poem about the #COVID19Pandemic. An excerpt:
"Every night ends with dawn.
Gũtirĩ ũtukũ ũtakĩa.
This darkness too will pass away
We shall meet again and again
And talk about Darkness and Dawn"
Read the rest on @WARSCAPES
bit.ly/2W0nTud
It's a wrap for today. I hope you'll enjoy reading these as much as I did.
Wishing you all a beautiful day, and a blessed #Ramadan Mubarak to those of you who are fasting.
May the week ahead be filled with love, joy, and more love.
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