Public Scholarship

 
Photo Credit: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Photo Credit: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

COVID-19 & Inequality

In a recent feature for Al Jazeera, I examine the way that COVID-19 reveals educational inequalities in Ghana at the primary, junior high, senior high and tertiary levels.

Independence Square, Accra, Ghana. Image via Piqsels CC.

Independence Square, Accra, Ghana. Image via Piqsels CC.

LGBTQI+ Rights in Ghana

In a recent op-ed for The Washington Post, I discuss the anti-gay currently before Ghana’s parliament and its implications on the lives of queer and trans Ghanaians.

Photo Credit: Mandeiya Michael

Photo Credit: Mandeiya Michael

Women & Governance

I reviewed the performance of the Nana Addo led government’s work to address the needs of marginalized women in Ghana.

Photo Credit: Abdul Hameed Pictures

Photo Credit: Abdul Hameed Pictures

The Northern Smock

I wrote a critical cultural analysis of the Northern Smock to correct the misrepresentations of Northern Ghanaian dress & fashion in mainstream media.

A Vodun shrine in Benin. Image credit Linda De Volder via Flickr CC.

A Vodun shrine in Benin. Image credit Linda De Volder via Flickr CC.

Witchcraft

I reviewed a book about witchcraft and its relationship to medicine and the patriarchy in Northern Ghana.

Photo Credit: Abdul Hameed Pictures

Photo Credit: Abdul Hameed Pictures

Ramadan, Tiila & Eid

A nostalgic journey to my childhood led me to write about the way Islam interacts with indigenous cultures in Northern Ghana.