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african witches – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:14:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg african witches – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Chromosome-Dependent Justice: The Pervasiveness of ‘Legal’ Violence Against African Women http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/chromosome-dependent-justice-the-pervasiveness-of-legal-violence-african-women http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/chromosome-dependent-justice-the-pervasiveness-of-legal-violence-african-women#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:01:55 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8229 When a person’s chromosomes determine how the law is applied to him or her in our time, Martin Luther King would probably not complain if the color of a person’s skin does the same.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/chromosome-dependent-justice-the-pervasiveness-of-legal-violence-african-women/feed 3 The Witches of Gambaga: “If they say I am a witch then I must be a witch!” http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/witches-of-gambaga-ghanaif-say-i-am-a-witch-i-must-be-a-witch http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/witches-of-gambaga-ghanaif-say-i-am-a-witch-i-must-be-a-witch#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:07:31 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7826 Sokari Ekine  Synopsis:  The Witches of Gambaga is a disturbing documentary about a community of women  condemned and exiled as witches to the village of Gambaga in northern Ghana.  The film was produced by Nigerian feminist academic Amina Mama and Ghanian filmmaker / writer, Yaba Badoe who also directs and narrates the film.   During …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/witches-of-gambaga-ghanaif-say-i-am-a-witch-i-must-be-a-witch/feed 2 Ghana “Witch” Killing Points to a Broader Culture of Fear and Superstition http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/ghana-witch-killing-points-to-a-broader-culture-of-fear-and-superstition http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/ghana-witch-killing-points-to-a-broader-culture-of-fear-and-superstition#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:46:32 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4160 The brutal murder of a 72-year-old woman who was suspected of witchcraft in Ghana has been met with public outrage after a photograph showing her in a near naked state appeared on the front page of the nation's most popular newspaper, the Daily Graphic, last week.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/ghana-witch-killing-points-to-a-broader-culture-of-fear-and-superstition/feed 2 Shame, Shame Shame!! http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/witch-woman-burnt-ghana-shame-shame http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/witch-woman-burnt-ghana-shame-shame#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:31:06 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3938 I read with utter shock that a 72-year-old woman accused of being a witch has been burned to death in Tema, Ghana. What frustrates me most is that one of the culprits is believed to be a pastor. This man is a disgrace to the church. I call upon true Christians to condemn so-called ‘ministers’ …

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