The Agnostic Who Interrupted My Prayer Walk
Fear of Dogs, interruptions And How Both Teach Us Presence “My wife leaves today for Sierra Leone. She is a missionary. But I am an agnostic” A broad smile smeared across his face as his tiny cockerpoo came wagging its tail towards me “Stop”. I ordered the dog. Then “I am afraid of dogs” I […]
Four Lessons Shōgun Forced Me to Confront About Culture, Power, Honour, and the Violence of Empire
A vivid, emotionally charged reflection on James Clavell’s Shōgun—and the four major lessons it forces readers to confront about culture, power, honour, and colonial greed.
the fallacy of absolutes
“The way coffee is consumed here is the same way we take soft drinks back home” I pointed to a Coffee Shop as we walked through the Promenade. “Except of course that Nigerians consume more than the other countries” “Not true. The other countries consume more alcohol than us”. Ruqqy replied. We were walking from […]