Salam aleikum wahrahamah Hello all, There’s a family in dire need of assistance, and they could suffer an irreparable loss if the required assistance isn’t forthcoming. Mrs. Silifat Lawal is a widow who has just recently been diagnosed with cervical…
Teslim (Episode 3)
Read Episode 2 here Some time passed before she slowly asked: ‘can daddy get up now?’, as if fearing that his stubborn streak would once more show forth. He refused to answer so she repeated the question. This time around,…
Teslim (Episode 2)
Read episode 1 here ‘Teslim, oko mi, oo de woju mi? My baby, look at me….please, my baby’, she pleaded. Despite the boiling anger, he felt himself calm down. Slowly – he could swear that this happened against his wish…
Teslim (Episode 1)
She looked at Teslim and smiled. ‘Breakfast is sweeter at night, you know?’, she asked. In his troubled mind, he pondered upon this statement. ‘Well, mother knows best’, he thought. After two hours of lying on the bed and realizing…
APC REGISTRATION: WHY WE SHOULDN’T CELEBRATE…..YET
We waited…..we hoped and prayed, and mobilized and strategized, and held countless meetings, chats, put everything else on hold and dared to not just dream, but work towards a better Nigeria. We networked, we reached out to our peers and…
ISLAM AND FEMINISM
Salaam. If you’ve been following me on twitter, then you’re most probably aware of my feminist views. A friend in the UK sent me a link to this article (originally titled ‘DOES ISLAM NEED FEMINISM?’) and I simply chose to…
ISLAMIC COURTSHIP: 25 DO’S AND DONT’S
Salaam! Stumbled upon this (don’t ask me how…or why) some moments ago and thought to share with you wonderful, wonderful (single) brothers and sisters. I don’t agree with everything on the list (25 especially for the reason that many of…
A TRIBUTE TO MY LATE FATHER
My father was not a perfect man; he had his flaws and his excesses, but he had one thing that many lack today – compassion. They say every rich man in Nigeria has a story; perhaps, this is true, but…
CHILD PROTECTION: WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW
Some days ago, I read some disturbing news on my TL. I read about a 9 year-old child that had been sexually assaulted by a 53 year-old neighbour. Realizing the need to sensitize parents and guardians on what to…