In some respects, the essay by Al-Saji on the politics of veiling in France is not new. It concludes by invoking many of the key thinkers in post-colonial theory. The article is indeed part of a la…
By focusing on relationships among women, I seek to explore the erotics of several arenas in public, private and social life both at the centre and the margins of dominant heteronormative relations…
Myriad factors determine people’s choice of dress for any particular occasion, but when the event is a musical performance in a short-lived stage appearance, or in a music video meant to be vie…
“Nebuchadnezzar lived in the bush and his nails became so long that they looked like claws of cats, following a punishment from God for his disobedience,” runs a May 1964 letter to ‘Women…
We hypothesise that the prospects of gender revolution (GR) is rising in Nigeria and may be swaying marriage timing and fertility. The 1990 and 2013 NDHS data and 45 in-depth interviews were anal…
This qualitative study was informed by interviews and focus group discussions with women's organisations and Ministries of Gender in the various countries. This was complemented by a review of l…
Gender and forced migration as an approach, both in research and humanitarian assistance, is still evolving. There is increased awareness of the differences in the gender impact of forced migrants.…
The Malawi National Attitudes Survey (MNAS), the first nationally representative survey of attitudes towards LGBT I (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people in Malawi, confirms man…
This paper addresses coping strategies used by men in Kaduna to ward off chaos resulting from economic instability, situating them within the global context and national policies on gender and reli…
As one of the strategies for the advancement of women, a call was made to governments at the Nairobi Conference in 1985 to establish national women's policies to abolish all obstacles women face. S…