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According to India’s minister for women and child development, Maneka Gandhi, about 2,000 girls are killed in the womb every day. This equates to about 730,000 girls killed in the womb every year in India alone. The scientific term for this is feticide (US) or Foeticide (UK) and it is the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion. In the case of India, it is sex selective feticide because it affects one gender more than the other and since the female gender is targeted in India, it can...
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India’s Mahatma Gandhi was a man of many words and his words were sharper than a double-edged sword. Yes his words were sharper than the sharpest katana sword and the great Gandhi pierced and sliced through the hearts and souls of his victims with no mercy at all. To the world and beyond, Gandhi was and remains a peace icon "why?" because he (Gandhi) was a man of peace. The question however is, what is peace and what makes a man a “peace icon”? Although some may disagree based on their own...
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Most of us the poor people of the world think the United Nations is one great "united" organization of several nations who have come together for the common good. Most of us think the United Nations is one peace-loving organization whose main aim is peace and prosperity for all (especially the poor people of the world). Most of us the people of the world think without the United Nations, there would be more wars, conflicts and famine everywhere.
That was what we were taught and that is what...
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My community in Africa is quite religious and most people in my community don't like involving themselves in politics. Why? Because politics is generally "dirty" and "dangerous". However, that is not to say, people in my community run away from their civic duties (including voting). Once in a while (especially during general elections), most of us come out of our shells.
Amazingly however, several people in my community seem to know a thing or two about America's president Donald Trump....
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The days of burning black people in public places in America may be over but it is still “hunting” season and the "hood" is on fire. It is the season of hunting and shooting to death innocent black people without even the “hunting permits”. It is a hunting season and even their dogs are worth more than a black person like me. People often talk about Africa as if Africa is some hell-hole with bullets flying all day and night but to tell you the truth, my community in Africa is far safer than...
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