Reading 1 2 Mc 6:18-31 Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as people ought to do who have the courage to reject the food which it is unlawful to taste even for love of life. Those in charge of that unlawful ritual meal took the man aside privately, because of their long acquaintance with him,…
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Holy Humour Catastrophic The Weary Evangelist Knocked On Another Door, Fully Expecting To Have It Slammed In His Face. Sure Enough, The Older Woman Who Answered Angrily Demanded That He Leave Once She Figured Out Why He Was There And Slammed The Door. The Door, However, Bounced Back Open, And The Woman Shouted, “Get Your Foot Out Of My Door!” “But Ma’am…” The Evangelist Began, When The Woman Again Slammed The Door In His Face. Once Again It Bounced Back Open. “I Said Get Your Foot Out Of My Door!” The Woman Yelled Again. One More Time She Slammed The…
Madhukar Pai, McGill University The field of global health has evolved from colonial and military medicine, tropical medicine and international health. While it is evolving for the better, research shows that global health is still struggling to shake off its colonial past. Equity is at the heart of global health. And yet, research studies show that global health researchers, funders and journals are not walking the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion. Global health research is driven by funders and agencies that are dominated by experts from the Global North. A survey of 198 global health organisations showed that nearly…
Alex Ezeh, Drexel University and Garumma Tolu Feyissa, Drexel University Population growth rates continue to pose lingering challenges to development efforts on the continent. The population of Africa is expected to roughly double by 2050. This will add 1.2 billion people to Africa’s 2019 population of 1.3 billion people. What’s driving population growth on the continent, and what can be done to slow the trend, is one of the subjects that will be addressed this week at the 8th African Population Conference in Entebbe in Uganda. A focus of the debate will be the role of behavioural nudges – interventions…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Powede Eniola Awujo (@powedeawujo) on Nov 21, 2019 at 6:12am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by IDIA AISIEN (@idia.aisien) on Nov 21, 2019…
Maduabuchi Sennen Agbo, University of Benin The recent statement by Nigeria’s Imo State government making it compulsory to study the Igbo language at all levels of education in the state is one in a string of similar pronouncements since Nigeria’s political independence in 1960. Igbo is already spoken widely in the country, but efforts to promote it in education have been resisted. The three major languages in Nigeria are Hausa (60 million native speakers), Yoruba (40 million) and Igbo (25 million). The Igbo are found everywhere in Nigeria and their language is commonly spoken in major markets and trading points.…
Laugh Quote “To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.”– Ashleigh Brilliant Dating Joke 911 Boy: *calls 911* Hello? I need your help! 911: All right, what is it? Boy: Two girls are fighting over me! 911: So what’s your emergency? Boy: The ugly one is winning. What’s the buzz? Yesterday I saw a guy spill all his Scrabble letters on the road. I asked him, “What’s the word on the street?” Business Joke Three questions A man walks into a lawyer’s office and asks, “How much do you charge?” The lawyer…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Temi Otedola (@jtofashion) on Nov 17, 2019 at 9:23am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Nov 19, 2019 at 4:51am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Nov 19, 2019 at 4:51am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Nov 17, 2019 at 10:52pm PST…
Marc Mendelson, University of Cape Town Antibiotics have been a miracle of modern medicine. From a chance finding in 1928 to the modern day, millions of people have benefited from these life-saving medicines. This week, the world marks World Antibiotic Awareness Week – both a celebration of the remarkable contribution that antibiotics have made to global public health and a clarion call to action to ensure their continued usefulness. The case for a clarion call is clear: overuse and misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals, and the food production industry has seen bacterial resistance to antibiotics surge in recent years.…
Today, like most days, I looked outside my window and for the first time in a long time, I could see the buildings sitting afar off clearly. One building stood out with its blue and pink roofing, a perfect contrast to the yellow coloured walls – whoever was behind the marriage of colours must lead a colourful life. Contrary to what you may be thinking; my eyesight is and has (for the most part) always been perfect. However, something was different; I didn’t have a thousand thoughts and mental images obstructing my view. Two weeks ago, I made the much-needed…