Photo credit: Medium I was gisting with a pastor of one of the popular Pentecostal churches yesterday, and I was surprised with how little he knows about the most basic of things. For instance, he did not know the procedure of Islamic banking. That is, the bank does not discriminate on religious basis. I actually…
Photo credit: the Cable Some months ago, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) turned 50 and people wanted to set the internet ablaze with their experience. Some went on to dust their service year pictures and were displaying them on social media. For those of us who never had an opportunity to serve as Youth…
Photo credit: the Guardian Kirankumar Rathod, a migrant nurse in the UK, could be eligible for a hefty payout from Clinica Private Healthcare after an employment judge ruled he was likely to win his case for unfair dismissal. The Guardian reports that Natasha Joffe, an employment judge, ruled that the London-based healthcare provider may have…
Photo credit: Sunlive A court in New Zealand has found two people—a man and a woman—guilty of aiding and abetting individuals to breach the conditions of their visas. Scoop Politics reports that the woman, Maristela De Souza, who is a Brazilian, has been sentenced to 10 months of home detention after being charged along with…
Photo credit: VOA Mohammed Mataan fled Somalia. He overcame many challenges growing up in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp. He now teaches young refugees digital skills that could give them a brighter future. Source VOA
Photo credit: New Bloom Magazine A musical band led by an Indonesian national is using music to protest the indignities suffered by migrant workers in Taiwan. AlJazeera reports that Rudi, the band leader, and his members whip the audience into a frenzy of excitement by singing about their woes in Taiwan. “Silenced by threats, here…
This month (June) is celebrated as Pride Month. What is Pride? LGBT pride (also known as gay pride or simply pride) is the promotion of self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as a social group. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that…
