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in Identity & CultureTHE HISTORY OF BUSOGA AND THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL BELONGING
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in Competitions and Challenges, Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureWHY ARE FATHERS THE MOST HATED PARENTS?
WHY ARE FATHERS THE MOST HATED PARENTS? Have you ever sat down and thought about this, the fact that fathers are the most hated parents of the two, I mean […] More
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in Identity & CultureKATO NE WASSWA (ABALONGO ABALONGOOSA)
Kato ne Wasswa bava mu nda emu, eya Nnalongo; Twins. These two very ancient Kingdoms come from the same womb. Their History, Heritage and Spirituality is so intertwined, it’s foolhardy […] More
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in Identity & CultureRIP George Floyd – My thoughts as a Ugandan that lived in America for 8 years
I am Ugandan. However, I lived in America for 8 years and it was the most incredible experience. I made lots of friends, experienced a lot and learned a lot. […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, Identity & CultureDear Men, it's time to stop dying in silence and start speaking up, you are not as strong as you think!!
Dear Men, it’s time to stop dying in silence and start speaking up, you are not as strong as you think!! I wake up everyday to see beautiful articles about […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentObugabe bwa Nkore (The Freedom of Nkore)
I am not a Munyankore. Let me start with that. Although my clan, Ba Mugara, abasyaba, abazira burunga is multinational and exists among the Banyarwanda, Bakiga, Bahororo, Banyankore, et cetera, […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & CultureWitnessing our traditional marriage cultures (okushwera to okulira ente)
I recently witnessed our traditional marriage culture from the time the people come to okushwera until when the ejugano are brought home. Culture is interesting and I think we were […] More
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in Identity & CultureVisible Yet So Invisible.
On Valentine’s Day, a couple of friends and I sat down to watch ‘Set It Up’, a romantic comedy, because that’s not the cheesiest thing one might do on V-Day! […] More
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in Education and Academia, Fiction, Identity & Culture“Women and Girls MUST not eat chicken. And eggs!”: Mutesi’s days of old.
“Who determines the devil of the day?” I was asked. “Is it the state of affairs? God? Men of all inequities?” She continued to quest for an answer. Mutesi […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Religion and Spirituality, Writing and LiteratureThe Hive Mind (Thoughts on the afterlife)
In the past few years, the idea of the afterlife in my mind has oscillated between varied opinions from the common religious dictates of Heaven(s) for the worthy, righteous do-gooders […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Religion and SpiritualityDecolonizing Christianity Part 2: What is Christian about ‘Christian Weddings?
OK, before we go on, I need to make a few things clear. I was wed in church. Namirembe Cathedral no less. It was the 17th of December 2011 at […] More
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in Identity & CultureALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MY SELF
My name is Nabuguzi Anne Marie Josephine. To cut the sentence of a name short, Nabuguzi Kiwanuka is befitting. My mother named me Nabuguzi. Kiwanuka is my father’s name and […] More
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in Fiction, General or Other, Identity & Culture, Mining and Minerals, Writing and LiteratureA Moving Mine
Part 1: Beneath the surface It was a beautiful normal day in Kwesele village, a home in the northwestern part of Zambia. Where the sun dipped into the horizon and […] More
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in Identity & CultureDear Dad, A young man died.
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in Identity & CultureMALE CHAUVINISM BRED FEMINISM
Misinterpretation and misrepresentation of Obulongo mu Butonzi led to male chauvinism, which in turn led to feminism and empowerment movements. The result is the break up of the family unit […] More
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in Comics and Manga, Identity & Culture, Movies and TelevisionAfrica reimagined: Learning from Japan’s Storytelling & Soft power
Japan is remembered by its Asian neighbors as a tyrannical force, wreaking havoc and instilling fear wherever it set foot. During the colonization of Korea from 1910 to 1945, Koreans […] More
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in General or Other, Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentWhat is Joseph Kabuleta exactly saying?
I have always loved Joseph Kabuleta’s writing. He earned my respect as a humane being when I learnt that he boycotts Shell products because the company is stained with the […] More
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in Identity & CultureBlacks matter.
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in Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentSome Answers to FAQs about the Abolition of Uganda
Earlier today, Miriam Kyomugasho posed some questions about the abolition of Uganda, some of which have been asked by others, whenever we mention that Uganda must be abolished for us, […] More
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in Identity & Culture, Politics and GovernmentJJAJJA DOESN'T REALIZE THAT TRIBES/ETHNIC IDENTITIES AND THEIR UNIQUE INTERESTS CAN'T BE WISHED/WASHED /SUSHED AWAY?
Our dear national Jjajja and president doesn’t want Baganda to pursue, or even speak of, their interests as a tribe/ethnic entity! In a Uganda where, since the declaration of the […] More
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in Identity & CultureCOULD CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS & ADOLF HITLER BE AFRICA’S FORGOTTEN INDEPENDENCE “HEROES”?
Uganda celebrated her 59th Independence on October 9, 2021; a major milestone for citizens and Africans in general. As a country, we have come a long way, sometimes great a […] More