Objectives: To assess the self-reported oral health practices, behaviour and oral health status of pregnant women attending traditional birth attendant (TBA) clinics in a rural community. Methods: …
This paper offers an ontological and literary review of Muslim women’s religious practices across the Muslim ummah, in considering the development of an epistemology of faith and feminism within …
“Suicide bombers”; “Girl accused of using witchcraft”; “African kids sacrificed in UK Churches”: such headlines might seem to be unlikely fodder for news in British papers. But at a tim…
In African childhood studies, ideas about love, sex and gender are often ignored. Despite love’s overarching presence children and young people are often written about as loveless. The study of A…
This discussion of the nexus of religion, fundamentalisms and feminism on the continent took place at the 4th African Feminist Forum in Harare in April 2016.
The first Africfan Feminist Forum (AFF) was held from 15-19 November, 2006 at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. This document includes the welcome note, expected outcome and program conten…
Adolescent girls with intellectual disabilities are highly susceptible to involuntary sterilisation in Nigeria. Existing Nigerian laws contain no provisions expressly prohibiting involuntary steril…
Storytelling serves as a vital resource for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* (LGBT) refugees’ access to asylum. It is through telling their personal stories to the Canadian Immigration and Refug…
Introduction: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) about gender equality; decent work; and peace, justice, and strong institutions include a focus on eradicating trafficking and sexual exploitation…
Gender study is a multi-disciplinary phenomenon just as gender imbalance and inequality cut across all facets of human life. The academic searchlight has beamed on gender studies in many aspects of…