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350,000 march in Toronto to support Iran protests

Photo credit: BBC A rally in North York Saturday that drew an estimated 350,000  people called on the Canadian government to recognize Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran’s democratic transition after anti-government protests erupted in Iran at the end of last year. CBC News reports that Aveen Ghahremani, a co-organizer, said the focus…

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Morning After! – Adewale Sobowale

So many would have been shocked by yesterday’s message. It’s not as if I don’t have the capacity and the capability to love. Those I love can bear the testimony. But it’s as if the society is commercializing everything, even love. My point is that must I be railroaded into loving for just one day?…

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Sudan’s “war on women”

Photo credit: UN Women This article contains references to rape and sexual assault Women and girls are bearing the brunt  of Sudan’s nearly three-year-old civil war, facing widespread gender-based violence, displacement and deepening hunger as the conflict continues. SBS News reports that Mariam (not her real name), an 18-year-old, has had her life forever changed…

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