Tag: equality

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…

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[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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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‘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…

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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…

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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?…

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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…

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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…

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