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Leo Igwe: African Humanism Is Everything, Anything, Nothing, and Something [MUST READ]

I have been tasked to present 'African humanism' and highlight the basic philosophy especially how African humanism differs from 'Western humanism', and by extension...

Leo Igwe: Witchcraft Accusations and Critical Thinking [MUST READ]

Last year, a friend who manages a school in Lagos invited me to organize a critical thinking workshop for her students. While discussing the...

Talking Drums: How Unchained Melodies and Art Will Benefit Africa [MUST READ]

The African Freethought Music and Art Festival is a dream come true because for some years we have been contemplating and pondering how music...

Leo Igwe: Mental Health, Accusations of Witchcraft, and Demonic Possession in Nigeria [MUST READ]

On the occasion of this year's World Mental Health Day, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches draws the attention of the public to the situation...

Leo Igwe: The Imperative of Posthumous Pardon for Alleged Witches in Britain [MUST READ]

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches supports the campaign to pardon alleged witches, prosecuted, imprisoned, or executed in Britain over 300 years ago. This pardon...

Leo Igwe: Stand Up for Teachers of Critical Thinking in Schools [MUST READ]

On this occasion of World Teachers' Day, the Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation, CTSEF, urges the public to honour educators who are committed to...

Leo Igwe: UN and Missing Link in Protection of Persons With Albinism in Africa [MUST READ]

As the commemorative decade of the United Nations’ resolution establishing the independent expert on the rights of persons with albinism approaches, it is pertinent to review...

Leo Igwe: Witch-Hunting – Challenge to ‘Good Samaritan’ Christians in Nigeria [MUST READ]

Even though witch-hunting predates Christianity and colonialism, persecution of alleged witches in contemporary Nigeria is rooted in Christian teachings and ministrations. Before Western missionaries...

Leo Igwe: Ritual Killing By 16-Year-Old Indicates Moral and Educational Failures [MUST READ]

The attention of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches has been drawn to a horrifying case of ritual killing in Lagos, Nigeria. This incident involves...

Why Pope Francis Warned Against Magic and Superstitions in Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis used his visit to South Asia and the Pacific to deplore witch-hunting in the region. I have been curious how he could...

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