The Hibiscus Notes

Reflections on life, love, the arts, Africa and its Diaspora

Saturday, 8 March 2014

A dinner party with five incredible women

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If I could pick five incredible women to have dinner with on any given night, I can say with certainty that I would be spoilt for choice. I ...
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Sunday, 23 February 2014

Open letter from a feminist to Beyonce

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Dear Mrs Carter, I feel compelled as a feminist and a huge fan of Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to write to you. I write partly in prot...
Thursday, 13 February 2014

I choose Happy!

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I have been silent for some months, not because I've not been writing, but because I haven't been finishing. I realise this is an...
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Thursday, 5 December 2013

A saint that walked among us

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There will no doubt be some of the most touching eulogies written about Nelson Mandela in the coming days. It stands to reason because li...
Friday, 8 November 2013

One girl with courage is a revolution*

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I saw a screening of the documentary 'Girl Rising' this evening. I've been meaning to catch screening for months now, but...
Thursday, 12 September 2013

The summer of 2013

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It's been so long since I last blogged and for that I apologise. You know how sometimes even with the best of intentions life has a...
Tuesday, 30 April 2013

A worthy successor to the late great Chinua Achebe

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The loss of Chinua Achebe last month was met with sadness by lovers of literature all over the world but most especially those on the Afr...
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So why a blog? I've heard the comment that bloggers are self-obsessed. I'd like to say that we certainly aren't but we do have opinions - we like to comment on life, the papers, other people's actions - you don't have to agree with us but you may find that we reflect your line of thinking. So read on and if you have an opinion...share it. If you like our blog...talk about it. If you object....say so but be polite about it. We can disagree but let's do so agreeably. Enjoy reading and if you'd like to contribute then let us know.
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