by Folasade Fasoranti | Dec 17, 2022 | Blog
Yes, they were until I arrived in Europe. I had to break the habit of eating with my innate natural tools for food—hands, and teeth. Eating foods with our hands and tearing meat with our teeth was how we ate when I was young. The beauty of Ekiti land, a tribe in...
by Folasade Fasoranti | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog
In the last century and beyond, the worries of many African moms over their daughters revolved greatly around the issue of, “Is my daughter going to find a man to marry?” This was because a girl could be cast off as a spinster for the rest of her life for...
by Folasade Fasoranti | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog
Men in Yorubaland were killed in the Kiriji War, the Owu War, and many other wars a few centuries ago. The slave trade was also unfavorable to men. The Yoruba country’s vast sociopolitical landscape was impacted. So, in a world where men were sold into slavery...
by Folasade Fasoranti | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog
My early years in Belgium were full of confusion on many issues. It made me wonder how two continents could have such disparities in culture and structure. To start with, announcing pregnancy and due dates is a no-no in Yoruba Land. I’m from Yoruba land. The...
