A Chat with Electrical Engineer Clifford E. Mkong
Becoming an electrical engineer requires training, commitment, and the willingness to wonder about challenging questions. Creativity and industriousness…
Why Cultural Appropriation is Offensive and Potentially Harmful
There are written and unwritten laws and guidelines in all cultures that spell out what is culturally accepted…
Being Nice and Being Good
“It’s a little too much”. A little confused, she replied saying everyone told her it was okay before…
THOUGHTS ON THE HAKIMI DIVORCE CASE
I’ve observed that the fundamental problem has barely been touched by anyone in the Achraf Hakimi divorce case.…
On the Buea Murder/Suicide Case: What Legal Action(s) to Take
When the brother of the girl who is alleged to have committed suicide (because of a cheating partner…
A Common Wealth, A Common Grief?
¹”If the Queen had apologized for slavery, colonialism and neocolonialism and urged the crown to offer reparation for…
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THOUGHTS ON THE HAKIMI DIVORCE CASE
I’ve observed that the fundamental problem has barely been touched by anyone…
ARCHBISHOP TUTU QUOTES TO REMEMBER
It’s one of those moments when an event draws the world’s…
Eto’o’s FECAFOOT Election Victory: Reactions and Expectations
Samuel Eto’o’s emergence as the FECAFOOT president has raised the hopes of…
A Chat with Electrical Engineer Clifford E. Mkong
Becoming an electrical engineer requires training, commitment, and the willingness to wonder about challenging questions. Creativity and industriousness too are vital. Generally, you need to acquire at least a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Some countries require you to pass a state exam to work as an Electrical Engineer.
Why Cultural Appropriation is Offensive and Potentially Harmful
There are written and unwritten laws and guidelines in all cultures that spell out what is culturally accepted or culturally appropriate. It’s almost impossible to live today without borrowing from other cultures, but how this borrowing takes place is very pertinent. People consider the misuse, misrepresentation, and unlawful use of their culture offensive because it can be detrimental and disrespectful to their values, traditions and beliefs and a threat or insult to their honour and dignity.
Being Nice and Being Good
“It’s a little too much”. A little confused, she replied saying everyone told her it was okay before she left the home. In response to this, I said they were probably just being nice, and that she should get more good people around her than nice ones. She then asked me, “What’s the difference?”
THOUGHTS ON THE HAKIMI DIVORCE CASE
I’ve observed that the fundamental problem has barely been touched by anyone in the Achraf Hakimi divorce case. We barely have enough credible information to make most of the judgments I’ve seen online, so I’ll focus on something I have enough information on.
Even though the outcome of a marriage mostly comes down to personal responsibility, there’s also this ghostly penumbra cast by the legal system that we so frequently fail to acknowledge, especially for Western marriages. In the last few decades, the institution of marriage has been transformed from a sacred institution that provided stability and meaning, to a financial tug of war which mostly has men at the losing end. The Ebue, Cisse’ and recently Hakimi cases aren’t isolated
On the Buea Murder/Suicide Case: What Legal Action(s) to Take
When the brother of the girl who is alleged to have committed suicide (because of a cheating partner or a breakup) reached out to the public for financial assistance needed to cover the cost of taking the case to a court of law, it sparked a lot of reactions. Most of these reactions were lacking in empathy, and they seem to have little knowledge of how grief works and even less understanding of why some sense of justice
A Common Wealth, A Common Grief?
¹”If the Queen had apologized for slavery, colonialism and neocolonialism and urged the crown to offer reparation for the millions of lives taken in her/their names, then perhaps I would do the human thing and feel bad. As a Kenyan, I feel nothing. This theater is absurd.” ²“My uncle was deaf. He was asked…
THE REFURBISHED ATHENAEUM
“Coffin” and “graveyard” are expressions that have been used to describe the main library of the University of Yaounde. Other somber names have also been used to refer to the library of the Department of English of the same institution.
A Chat with Njakoy Wan Nditoh on The Raising Voices for Peace Project
For those of you versed with the sociopolitical crisis affecting the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, It is still a shock to many that what started over five years ago as a peaceful protest by teachers and lawyers has metamorphosed before our very own eyes into an armed conflict. The degree of material, immaterial and human…
