Category: Africa

An Interview with Robert Bwambale – School Director – Kasese Humanist Primary School

May 7, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
[Previously published in Humanist Voices] Robert Bwambale is the founder of the Kasese United Humanist Association (KUHA) with “the goal of promoting Freethought in Uganda.”  The association is affiliated with the extremely active Uganda Humanist Association (UHA). In March, the UHA held a conference in Kampala whose theme was Humanism For a Free and Prosperous […] Read more

Looking Back On The Arab Spring

May 6, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Much has been written about the Arab Spring since 2011, when it seemed possible that democracy might just prevail over dictatorship and authoritarianism across the Middle East. However, Bassem Youssef’s “Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring” is the first major comic examination of events across the region. Part autobiography, and partly a bitingly […] Read more

An Interview with Ajomuzu Collette Bekaku – Founder and Executive Director of the Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child

May 1, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was the original interest in the protection and education of children? I grew up in a community where child labour was perceived as “normal”. It was a time in Africa, especially in Cameroon, when it was normal for children to help parents at home with little household chores like sweeping the compound, […] Read more

Making Humanism Happen in Nigeria: A labour of Love

March 4, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Though there are still daunting challenges, the prospects of a rational alternative to religion are bright and promising. Humanism is really set to become an effective alternative to religion in Nigeria and the Nigerian Humanist Movement is positioned to midwife this critical process. Read more