A War Veteran: A word that I hope will become obsolete

I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous … More

Rwanda: Twenty Years Later – To Forget or Not to Forget?

On April 7th, 2014, Rwandans commemorated the 20th anniversary of one of the worst massacres in history. Seven years ago, I … More

In my recent conquest to find illustrators who tackled subjects that interest me, I discovered Jacques Tardi. I have … More

A friend of mine emailed it to me this morning. I wanted to remember it. Thought my blog was a … More

My two cents on today’s debate on Darfur. You can listen to it at World Have Your Say. “I was … More

What do you think of the meeting in Paris – without the involvement of the AU? Does the International Community … More

It is important to outline that the Darfur conflict is a conflict that has been going on for several decades. … More

I was engaged in an academic debate recently -“Should the International Community militarily intervene in Darfur?” For me, it was … More

“The dead at Nyarubuye were, I’m afraid, beautiful. There was no getting around it. The skeleton is a beautiful thing. … More

House of Stairs. 1951. MC Escher. Lithograph. I am finally getting caught up on my reading for a class I … More

July, 1987. I was 16. I was leaving home. The only home I had known till then. A small house … More

“And if you complain once moreYou’ll meet an army of me…” (Army of Me by Bjork, Album “Post”). A little … More