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FEMINISM: EQUALITY, PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY

Few words in modern society generate as much debate as feminism. To some, it represents justice, fairness and the correction of historical inequalities. To others, it has evolved beyond equality into a movement that sometimes seeks the advantages of both traditional and modern roles without consistently embracing the responsibilities attached to either. The conversation has become so polarized that many people no longer ask an important question: What does true equality actually mean? Equality is not simply the demand for equal rights. It is also the willingness to accept equal responsibilities, equal accountability and equal consequences. Rights without responsibility eventually become entitlement. Privileges without accountability eventually become injustice. This principle applies to everyone men and women alike. There is no doubt that women have faced genuine discrimination throughout history. Many were denied education, property ownership, political participation and opportunities...

ISLAM AND POLITICS: UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT CONFUSING THE TWO

"When religion becomes a tool for politics, both religion and politics suffer. But when politics is guided by genuine moral principles, society benefits." One of the most debated subjects in many Muslim societies today is the relationship between Islam and politics. The discussion has become even more relevant in Nigeria, where political tensions, insecurity, economic hardship, corruption and religious sentiments often dominate public discourse. Many people ask: Should Islam influence politics? Others ask: Should politics influence Islam? These questions are related, but they are not the same. Islam is a complete way of life. It provides moral guidance on justice, honesty, leadership, accountability, compassion and the protection of human rights. Politics, on the other hand, is the process through which societies organize leadership, make laws and manage public affairs. This means that while Islam provides ethical principles that should shape the character of leaders and citi...

WHEN PAIN TEMPTS YOU TO COMPROMISE

"This life's not fair" is a favorite line from The Lion King and everything that has happened so far in life has always gone in line with that statement. Not that life isn't actually fair but because life is really and indeed unfair.  There are seasons when everything happens to you the way you want and there are days when everything seems to fall apart.  Bills keep piling up for you to and the expenses never stop coming in. Life opportunities you've always prepared yourself for disappear.  Friends whom you promised to be together forever become strangers.  The walk you've been taking down the hall way to find another door, only for you to get there and find them closed without explanation.  You pray, yet the silence feels louder than the answers. You work hard, yet the light of progress seems invisible at the so called end of the tunnel.  It is often in moments like these that dangerous thoughts begin to whisper.  Sometimes, everything gets so hard th...