Persistent sin. We suffer from that. The cold tears that run down every night Wondering if forgiveness will ever come. The burning of the soul for the longing Of some form of reconciliation To say that the soul is clear, if not pure. We look up, and ask for what we want. We hear nothing. Unconsciously, we continue to sin, As we think it wouldn’t matter As our cries for help were not answered. Someday, we might just sit and look around. We might look at the little things and listen. Listen to those sounds of accepting one’s…
Author: Pride Team
Emily Mendenhall, Georgetown University Clinical medicine defines psychiatric diagnoses according to internationally negotiated categories and symptoms. These classifications have produced a global narrative of what emotions, expressions, and physical signs of distress qualify as illness in clinical settings. But outside clinical medicine, everyday people have long defined similar emotions and symptoms using other words and meanings. Anthropologists who study the words that fuel these locally experienced social, psychological, and somatic symptoms call them idioms of distress. The most common one reported by anthropologists and psychologists in sub-Saharan Africa is “thinking too much”. It is now recognised as the most common…
Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation Young people who have early ambitions for study and their career are more likely to succeed than those who haven’t thought about life after high school. New research shows having a career or strategic plan early in life is important to determining success in terms of completing Year 12, going on to further study and having a successful career. Those who have no plans for what they might do after school are less likely to have a successful career, the report by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research showed. High aspirations have a similar impact…
Aleksander Giwercman, Lund University and Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, Lund University Poor sperm quality affects about one in ten men and may lead to fertility problems. These men also have an increased risk of developing testicular cancer, which is the most common malignant disease of young males. And, even if they don’t develop testicular cancer, men with poor sperm quality tend to die younger than men who don’t have fertility problems. Couples who can’t achieve pregnancy usually go to fertility clinics for treatment. At these clinics, emphasis is put on deciding whether the couple needs assisted reproduction or not, and, if…
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 Ankara Styles by Mrs Nobody (@ankarastyles) on Jun 14, 2019 at 4:08am PDT View this post on Instagram @m.a.dkollection ❤❤ Muse:@gifty__bonsu @zeebyfaith Makeup @tomikaymua @sarahs_touch Pix:@bfacephotos Outfit…
Laugh Quote Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television. -Woody Allen Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: Are you a snob? Wise Guy: No, just a slob. That must have been a typo. Cutting Comment “You found it offensive? I found it funny. That’s why I’m happier than you.” – Ricky Gervais Married Life Once is enough During a heartfelt chat with her friend about relationships, one woman sighed and said, “You know, if something happened to Kunle, I don’t think I could ever marry again.” Her friend…
Christopher Boyce, University of Stirling Our knowledge about what it is that people need to feel happy and satisfied with in their lives keeps growing, yet the extent to which people actually feel happy and satisfied with their lives has largely stagnated. There might be small shifts each year that may enable one country to claim it is “happier” than another, but these shifts rest on narrow definitions of happiness and are rarely the result of government policies that would warrant any real celebration. Decades of research into happiness and well-being have shown us that the key determinants of well-being…
This morning, I came across a Tweet by a lady. She narrated an event that happened to her at the ATM. She was on a long queue and from her description, she was the only lady. The tweet described how the more-than-twenty men who were in line to use the ATM before her were not ‘gentlemanly’ enough to allow her to use the ATM. In essence, she believed she was entitled to use the ATM before the men who had been waiting for minutes just because she’s female. And my question is: why? Why should she have been allowed to…
Sarah Gomillion, University of Aberdeen At the beginning of a romantic relationship, passion is not in short supply. The thrills of learning all about your beloved, sharing new experiences, and having plenty of sex, create an exhilarating state of desire and romantic love. In fact, a number of scientific studies have shown that this kind of love actually changes the chemistry of the brain, making us temporarily addicted to our partner. But this flame typically dims over time, and a different – perhaps deeper – emotion takes over. Research has shown that this so-called “attachment phase” is linked to a…
Damilola Agbalajobi, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria’s Kaduna State has been embroiled in conflict for decades. The violence has its roots in ethnic tensions between the state’s Muslim and non-Muslim populations. The state is located in Northwestern Nigeria. It has a population of approximately 6.1 million people. The majority Hausa-Fulani tribe are predominantly Muslim and herders of cattle and the non-Muslim minority are mainly farmers. The conflict between these two groups most recently flared up in October 2018 when communal clashes left at least 55 people dead. The resurgence of violence provided a convenient talking point for President Muhammadu Buhari on…