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During the times that I travel to other countries I notice many things; one of the small things I notice is that, in most of these countries, there are no security guards with metal detectors at the entrance of public ...Read more
Discy Latest Questions
Today when returning home from a meeting I found a crowd gathered on the street. On closer investigation, I saw a man with a swollen bloody face being pushed around. He was bleeding. One man, in a tattered white hat ...Read more
Sometime back I was sitting with some friends and began talking about a celebrity athlete who has been living a flashy lifestyle. One of my friends asked, “He seems to have all the money, but does he even have children?” ...Read more
I thought about this, and knowing that society [wrongfully so] creates thresholds of what is ‘beautiful’, came to the conclusion that what people perceive as beauty can be used as grounds for discrimination. What do you think? Once, local bank ...Read more
It’s that time of year where everyone is excited to do everything the don’t usually do with everyone they don’t usually see. In some places, the festivities have already began. In others, people lay in wait of the day they ...Read more
Suhuyini Karmil West Africa
What do you think about tribal marks? Are they outmoded, inhumane or an infringement of the rights of people who are marked? Should it be totally scrapped? If yes, would that mean we would be losing our culture? Do tribal ...Read more
People take new identity each day and drop original ones. In Ghana the west pop culture is stealing our own. How do we protect it?
This question has over the years hunted me and I’ve been asking asking myself the “is it”, “what if”, and it’s now leaving me with ending taunts. I have not traveled all over Africa but with respect to my country ...Read more
Alvin Gikonyo East Africa
My go-to place is Kilifi in the coastal region…where I was born and raised. Not many people Know of this town but it’s got some beautiful sceneries from the Sandy Beaches, the deep blue waters suitai for snorkeling and scuba ...Read more
Years ago, I rode in a car with a young woman in her early 20s together with her mother. As we rode along, the girl, who also happened to be an only child, went ahead to reminisce how her mother ...Read more