Social UN General Assembly Pt. I For too long, African leaders have not even been seen as voices for their own people and cultures, but rather as voices for whichever colonial power continues to manipulate their affairs. By The Rising Firefly • 22 min read
Social Caring for the Unseen Self Self-care has become a popular talking point on social media and in health care these days. However, I don’t think most institutions recognize all aspects of the self, in particular, the energetic and the spiritual aspects. By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Social Catastrophe in Meritah’s Great Lakes - Part 6: The Spirit of Evil by Kasabez Maakmaah “You cannot kill the devil. If you succeed in killing the devil, you just proved you are worse than him! So who’s the devil?” Prophet Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig The nature of evil is that it does not have a face. It does not have a By The Rising Firefly • 10 min read
Social Cults and Agoraphobia In today’s world, governed by Abrahamic ideals, any space incongruent with those beliefs is quickly categorized with derogatory labels like “cult” and dismissed as “pagan” By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social GEN Z AND THE KENYAN PROTESTS olitical turmoil has been pervasive throughout the world this year. We’ve had coups in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (predating the current year), the resignation of the Ethiopian Prime Minister more recently, civil unrest in Sudan and Southern Cameroon, and further afield, the genocide in Gaza. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social Quiet Observations by Keniwuru Merutepiaou It has been a few interesting weeks, just gone by regarding world affairs. We just witnessed the death of a pope, Pope Francis. Within the same period of time, we saw yet another rise to prominence of an African leader from West Africa, Captain Ibrahim Traore of By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read
Social The Matrix By Iriyabd Khentimah "What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social Traditional Values, Modern Debates: A Look at Gender Roles in the Digital Age by Hennesis Encarnacion Instagram is an extremely popular social media platform. Every user has the opportunity to express their opinion and can share intimate details about their life through photos, captions, and other personal content. Most people use it as a business platform to promote their brand or products. Some By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read