Gender & Minorities

Let us begin with the horrific maritime tragedy off the cost of Nungwi this weekend. Over 200 people have thus far been confirmed dead and many more are believed to be trapped in the sunken ship.

With the news of what happened to Aberash surfacing and spreading like wild-fire as of yesterday, her wounds and her pain are symbolic of a dysfunctional society stained by the tears and blood of countless women whose cries and plea have often gone unheard and silenced by the taboos of culture.