For dads and dad-dads everywhere
If I have one urgent piece of practical advice for young men today, it’s this: Look forward with great hope to the day you marry and have children.
For dads and dad-dads everywhere Read More »
Hamilton Spectator
Witch doctors, spirits and killings
Is it the global credit crisis? Is it the evil that lurks? Or is the world just getting madder? Whatever the cause, there’s a spike in ritual murders in this impoverished African country.
Witch doctors, spirits and killings Read More »
Africans are caught up in Obama’s hope
KAMPALA, Uganda✦
So you think you feel good about what unfolded south of Canada’s border on Nov. 4?
You should see the party in Africa.
There has been dancing in the streets, public holidays and general high-fives from nationals to diplomats to expatriates, all convinced that, as one Ugandan paper put it, “America is reborn.”
Africans are caught up in Obama’s hope Read More »
Up close with the lions, crocodiles
We’re in the middle of East Africa’s savannah, about to be eaten by nearby lions.
Up close with the lions, crocodiles Read More »
Maternal health must top agendas
KAMPALA, UGANDA ✦A pregnant woman here in Uganda’s capital was recently beheaded by her husband. Maurine Ampire, 38, was a mother getting close to delivering number six.
It’s one picture of life here, and a comparable image to the lack of voice that pregnant women have worldwide. No voice. No choice. Just death, and often violently.
Maternal health must top agendas Read More »
Finding true meaning of living
A visitor in Uganda sees the light, through the tattered lives of those around him.
Finding true meaning of living Read More »
Evolution: Darwin’s theories exploited hideously
Re: ‘Taking the middle ground on evolution’ (letters, June 28)
Evolution: Darwin’s theories exploited hideously Read More »
Uganda, a nation of conflicts
If a tree falls deep in the heart of Africa, will anyone hear? That’s the question for the outside world, as the debate that often pits the environment against the economy has taken a chilling twist here in Uganda, with riots, murder and parliamentarians jailed.
Uganda, a nation of conflicts Read More »