Pope Francis updates Cannon to allow women to be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes

An edict issued and personally signed by Pope Francis will finally see women, ‘recognized for the service already carried out by them for decades.’ Catholic women can now be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes after being excluded for centuries by Canon Law that only recognised men. Canon 230 paragraph 1 used to read, “Lay... Read More

Non-binary Blog

catholic church, equality, gender, nigeria, Pope Francis, Religion

September 22, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Tunisia abolishes a 44-year ban on inter-faith marriages

The Tunisian presidency recently announced that it had decided to scrap from its constitution, a 44-year old law banning marriages between non-Muslim men and Tunisian women. The law which has been actively enforced since 1973, required any non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian woman to convert to Islam and prove sufficiently that he... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

equality, Inter faith marriages, Tunisia

July 7, 2017

Opinion: Nigeria needs to embrace- not silence- diversity

by Feyisayo Anjorin The fight for justice and equality – not just for personal reasons but for the sake of posterity – should be a lifetime battle, for individuals and for nations. In fact, for nations it is the only way to sustain freedom and progress; for where would the world be now if not... Read More

Opinion

Chihuibe Obi, democracy, equality, human rights, nigeria, opinion, social media

January 31, 2017

Opinion: Why Women’s rights may never be guaranteed In Africa and the Middle East

by Nimi Princewill The large craving for gender equality and a continuous upgrade in affirmative action for women may yield a generous amount of progress in the liberal world, but will continue quite sadly, to suffer reoccurring setbacks in Africa and the Middle East! • THE SUPERVISED ENTITLEMENTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA Africa is traditionally built... Read More

Opinion

equality, middle east, Muslims, nigeria, Nimi Princewill, opinion, womens rights

November 3, 2016

The Thread: Is this a case of female entitlement?

Whilst Malak (@mangoes_marxism) was advising ladies to discard double standards in relationships, @ _Alexis T had an altogether different concern, and was curious to hear from the men. Here’s what she asked and what men had to say: https://twitter.com/__AlexisT/status/793500609152290817 https://twitter.com/6Foot_Ant_Man/status/793738342651297792 Because when God made women, he gave them the same amount of legs as men, for comfortable... Read More

abroad, Entitlement, equality, feminism, nigeria, patriarchy

September 16, 2016

The Thread: @elnathan_john joins the throng speaking about gender equality

Satirist and author of popular novel, Born on a Tuesday, Elnathan John is no stranger to The Thread. Today, a certain Dr. Joe Abah (or maybe it was the two effigies he spotted in an Abuja bathroom, we aren’t sure) has got him talking about patriarchy and the futility of many equality-centred discussions of the 21st... Read More

enathan, equality, gender, Nigerian, patriarchy

March 15, 2016

Senate rejects gender parity bill because of Sharia law

The 8th Senate has rejected the gender parity bill sponsored by Senate Minority Whip, Senator Biodun Olujimi who represents Ekiti South and is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. The bill’s aim is to empower women economically and politically and also give them equal opportunities in all walks of human life. It was dubbed... Read More

The News Blog

equality, female, rights, senate, women

April 29, 2015

This latest move by the Catholic Pope shows that he may be a feminist

by Chinwe Okafor The pope just announced to the world that he may in fact be a feminist. During his general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday morning, Pope Francis spoke out in support for equal pay for equal work. According to the National Catholic Reporter, the pontiff talked, during his general audience at the Vatican... Read More

equality, Feminist, pay, pope, woman

October 5, 2014

Victor Ajayi: Growth-Inequality challenge in Nigeria (Y! PolicyHub)

by Victor Ajayi The recent announcement of the Nigeria’s GDP growth of 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 2014 by the Statistician-General of the federation, Dr Yemi Kale has yet again rekindled and brought into proper context the growing concern about the paradox of rising growth and inequality that has characterised the nation’s economy.... Read More

equality, GDP, growth, victor ajayi, y! policyhub, ynaija

March 27, 2014

‘Do you hate men?’ – 10 questions you should stop asking feminists

by Zainab Karim Why are you so angry? This question detracts fr,om the real purpose of the feminist movement. Feminists are not angry they are avid about equal rights and emotions can sometimes rise when the principles of feminism are attacked. Though feminism has been around for well over a hundred years, there are still... Read More

January 12, 2014

Opinion: Why some animals are more important than most Nigerians

by Tochukwu Ibezim Those animals will come in already richer than most Nigerian citizens. At least one cannot say the government is not committed to animals. All animals may/may not be equal but some animals are definitely more equal than Nigerians. It may be a New Year but as far as Nigeria’s 2014 budget goes,... Read More

Animals, Aso Rock, budget, equality, nigerians, opinion, tochukwu ibezim, ynaija, zoo

April 22, 2013

Opinion: The difference between a feminist and a nuisance

by Nana Nwachukwu We need to stop fashioning a feminist box. There is no formula to feminism and feminism is not a threat to masculinity. Feminism…hmmn, what does it mean? I am not going to define it from any dictionary rather I am going to follow this from the perspective that makes me gladly say,... Read More

equality, Feminisn, men, Nana Nwachukwu, nigeria, Temie Giwa, women

January 2, 2013

Fran Hall: Some New Year’s resolutions women should make

by Fran Hall Inspired by the letter to Santa from all women, I’ve taken the liberty of writing a list of New Year’s resolutions for women. Because it is tragic to think just how many women will make a resolution list for 2013 that looks something like this: 1) Lose weight 2) Get prettier 3)... Read More

Debate, Debate Mate, equality, feminism, Gender equality, New Years 2012, Sexism, UK Lifestyle News, women, Women's Empowerment

August 3, 2012

Don’t chicken out: Let’s have a conversation about my life as a gay person

by Wayne Self I see greedy, rapacious, vengeful people who are Christians. And these people are accepted in the Church, and the Church does very little to combat them. Sometimes it seems like being gay is the ONLY thing certain modern Christian movements won’t allow. This post is all I have to say about the... Read More

equality, Gay lifestyle, same sex marriage