Tomorrow
My name is Jaha from Gambia. It happened on a sunny afternoon I sat down on the floor with the other girls shaking out of fear and confusion, I could hear Yaam I tried pressing my palms against my ears but I could still hear her blood-curdling scream, that painful scream that pierces the soul, […]
THE FUTURE IS FEMALE
The silence in the air was deafening as pairs of eyes focused on me. The hall was filled with prominent people from the town. My mind wandered to five weeks ago when a woman had stumbled into my house in Owerri during my service year as a corps member, clutching her child, her hair dishevelled […]
FUTURE AFRICA WITHOUT FGM(YOU ARE SAFE NOW)
The Summer break was fast approaching and my mother asked me how I will like to spend the holiday, I enthusiastically told my mum that I will very much love to visit my maternal grandmother who resides in a small town in Southwestern Nigeria called Atakumosa. It was so nice to see my Grandma she […]