The University of Al-Qarawiyyin is considered to be the first university in the world’s history. It was founded by a young Muslim migrant; Fatima al-Fihri. whose despite the odds was committed to her vision. Fatima was forced to leave her city Qairawan as a result of unbearable taxes and upheavals. Fatima and her family move[…]
October 11th every year is dedicated to celebrating the girl child. This day is meant to recognize the uniqueness of the girl child as well as advocate for rights as she is constantly faced with discrimination and marginalization. This year’s theme is such a distinct one; Digital Generation, Our Generation as it focuses on promoting[…]
The 7th of July 2020 brought a lot of people great relief as on this day the Senate, the upper legislative chamber passed the Sexual Harassment bill into law. This makes women’s rights activists excited as the incessant cases of sexual harassment of students by their lecturers who were meant to protect them was becoming[…]
I recently attended a graduation dinner to celebrate the outstanding achievement of a young lady who graduated from a Law faculty with a first class and not only that, she also graduated as the best graduating student in the entire school. This 21 year old young woman and I met a few years ago when[…]
The global pace of technological progress and global integration suggests that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is almost upon us and that these technologies are bridging the gap between physical, digital and biological spheres of development, and profoundly changing the way people live, work and generally interact with each other.[1] This changes cuts across disciplines, industries[…]