Mero Junga (My Mustache)
I studied in an all-girls school until the tenth grade. I was a pretty good student: my academic standing was […]
‘Marriage Material’
A guy told me that I am a ‘buhari material’ (buhari: daughter-in-law). I had never been called so before. It […]
Overcoming body-shaming
For a really long time, I’ve despised my physical body. I hated it. I covered myself in baggy clothes making […]
How they defined me.
‘You’re so much like a boy.’This is what I’ve heard growing up from friends/relatives/teachers. And you know what, it always […]
Me vs Me
This rebellion wasn’t against society, or my parents/relatives or against anyone else. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞. […]
Culture vs. Biology
As far as my basic knowledge of biology and human genetics permits me, I can assert that I am the […]
Fairness vs Little Girls
How do I tell my little sisters that they don’t have to be fair to be pretty? Two little cousins, […]
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