African beliefs Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/african-beliefs/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 29 May 2023 13:57:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 African beliefs Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/african-beliefs/ 32 32 67616479 Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-queer-in-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-queer-in-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 13:57:27 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573069 In over 30 countries LGBTIQ+ people would face imprisonment. Progress has been made but there is still a long way to go.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-queer-in-africa/feed/ 0 573069 Zulu monarchy: how royal women have asserted their agency and power throughout history https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zulu-monarchy-how-royal-women-have-asserted-their-agency-and-power-throughout-history/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zulu-monarchy-how-royal-women-have-asserted-their-agency-and-power-throughout-history/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:08:26 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72035 Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zulu-monarchy-how-royal-women-have-asserted-their-agency-and-power-throughout-history/feed/ 0 72035 What Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral can teach us about the value of cultural continuity https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/what-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-can-teach-us-about-the-value-of-cultural-continuity/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/what-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-can-teach-us-about-the-value-of-cultural-continuity/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:53:57 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71931 African historical and cultural records were damaged and erased by colonisation, but even after independence, Africans have not invested adequately in restoring and safeguarding cultural and historical heritage.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/what-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-can-teach-us-about-the-value-of-cultural-continuity/feed/ 0 71931 South Africa has a new traditional courts bill. But it doesn’t protect indigenous practices https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/south-africa-has-a-new-traditional-courts-bill-but-it-doesnt-protect-indigenous-practices/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/south-africa-has-a-new-traditional-courts-bill-but-it-doesnt-protect-indigenous-practices/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:41:04 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71904 South African legislators are steadily moulding indigenous laws into the image of western laws.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/south-africa-has-a-new-traditional-courts-bill-but-it-doesnt-protect-indigenous-practices/feed/ 0 71904 The King’s Horseman, Nigeria’s most famous play, is now a Netflix movie: what makes it a classic https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-kings-horseman-nigerias-most-famous-play-is-now-a-netflix-movie-what-makes-it-a-classic/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-kings-horseman-nigerias-most-famous-play-is-now-a-netflix-movie-what-makes-it-a-classic/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:26:11 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71833 Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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