Written 8th March 2019 March is a fantastic month. In addition to being my birthday month, it is Women's History Month and features International Women's Day, one of my absolute favourite commemorative days of the year. I like to have a personal thought, a personal theme for each year. This year consisted of my reflections … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2019: Homage to my Maternal Line
Category: Politics and Int’l Development
Featured throwback…Exclusive inclusivity
With Spring Term election season kicking off at my alma mater, and election season just wrapping up at my current university.... This is an article that I wrote towards the end of my time as a student at LSE and in the aftermath of the student elections in which I ran for General Secretary. I … Continue reading Featured throwback…Exclusive inclusivity
Featured: Redbrick Online- The importance of strong Opposition parties in a Liberal Democracy
I recently wrote an article for the Redbrick, the University of Birmingham student newspaper with my take on the state of the UK Opposition party today and the need for a strong Labour party in a well-functioning democracy.... At the end of January the Supreme Court of the UK ruled that Britain could not trigger … Continue reading Featured: Redbrick Online- The importance of strong Opposition parties in a Liberal Democracy
O.T.W.W.
You “won’t get dirty”- yet you roll around in mud Now you’re reaping the harvest that you sowed with seeds of blood. The terror rooted in pride and ego, from which they received no repose That “as you live by the sword, you’ll die by the sword” was lost on you, I suppose. But it’s … Continue reading O.T.W.W.
Death of an Icon- A Tribute to Nelson Mandela
A sombre mood descends The great Madiba is gone A time for quietness and reflection On the legacy that will carry on One man, one single soul Able to change the world in whole A struggle for justice, for what is right Took flight and forever a world is transformed Fulfilling his purpose, answering the … Continue reading Death of an Icon- A Tribute to Nelson Mandela
#BringBackOurGirls…then what?
The #BringBackOurGirls campaign is fantastic in that it has raised awareness and stirred the international community in support of the efforts to locate the girls who were abducted in Chibok while in the midst of taking their exams. However I think it’s important also to appreciate the complexity of this incident and the issues involved … Continue reading #BringBackOurGirls…then what?
Bring Back Our Girls
My heart is drawn and I cannot revert it. My soul is torn, my spirit tortured. For the loss of my country women. Whose crime in the eyes of evil was to pick up paper and pen. They’ve stolen our babies and they’re yet to return. 230 taken, 187 still gone. And the government will … Continue reading Bring Back Our Girls
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