Tag Archives: Africa

In Conversation with Dr. Leo Igwe on the Responsibility of Recognition

by | May 27, 2018
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By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Leo Igwe is the founder of the Nigerian Humanist Movement and former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union. He is among the most prominent African non-religious people from the African continent. When he speaks, many people listen in a serious way. He holds a Ph.D.… Read more »

The Heinous Depths of Superstition

by | April 16, 2015
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Superstition has always been a word that has represented for me the mostly laughable, absurd and meaningless quirks of personality in people I’ve known.  Rituals, observances and attitudes that were mostly harmless and mostly forgettable.  Like most people (I think), I have tended to ignore and sometimes humour other people’s superstitions. My attitude of viewing other people’s superstition as… Read more »