Queens of Africa Dolls
The buzzing excitement around 43-year-old Taofick Okoya’s newly developed Queens of Africa –Black Nigerian/African Dolls is rapidly growing. Okoya tells…
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The Art of Calligraphy: Faiza Bayou’s Eternity Series
The elegantly rich art of calligraphy has its place in the Arabic and/ Islamic culture. As stated by historians, the…
Letter from Senegal: bowled over
By 3pm in the sandy lanes of Kaolack the heat is unforgiving. It is hard to tell if it is…
The Ivory Trade Kills People Too
Behind every ivory trinket made and sold is a trail of human suffering and exploitation in Africa. If you buy…
Selam Festival Addis
In its fourth year, Selam Festival Addis [Selam: meaning peace in Ethiopia’s official language] on January 17 and 18 opened…
Keyezua’s Stone Orgasms: A Visual Exploration of the Ritual of Mutilating the Female Body
Women, for centuries, have been living under societal pressure as doctrines and external agents define their bodies, outside of their…