LIFESTYLE
Banyankole: The tribe in Uganda that allows bride’s aunt to sleep with groom before marriage
How much influence should aunties have on their nieces? In many African cultures, aunties provide counselling to their young nieces as they ...Ten million people are estimated and classified as daily miraa consumers worldwide, statistics show
Despite the UK banning Miraa in 2014, it is still getting respect in East Africa countries especially Kenya and Somalia. The stimulant, ...Female Genital Mutilation ( FGM), not my culture
The Somali community practices Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) widely because they term the act as “cleansing the genitals of the girls ” ...Secret marriages (Qudbo siro) and elopement still remain as an option for the Somali community
The Somali community have accepted secret marriages (qudbo siiro), or elopement(Roor) as it is in reality, have been both common and accepted ...The Dark Tale of Spinster(Gumeys in somali)
Some years ago, Gumeys, a word used among the Somali community has been used to demean unmarried women who were twenty-five years ...Marriage among Somalis and the social context
Somalis or rather African context, marriage (guur in Somali) and founding of a family are not seen as an individual choice, but ...Everywhere you go, Somalis are one-connected by blood and the spirit of “somalinimo”
Somalinimo, a term meaning Somali Communism is a nametag used among Somalis on social media including twitter to express themselves, their views ...New period emoji available for iPhone users, advocates say it’s meant to end menstrual shame.
If you are an iPhone user , you might be wondering what the ‘drop of blood’ emoji stands for , are you ...Black is beautiful
By Mulki Abass The world is changing and it is fair enough that we have embraced the change, both positively and negatively. ...How Mombasa girls are using goat blood to fake virginity
Virgin Swahili brides were as common in Mombasa as the white sandy beaches in South Coast. The only time a man missed ...
