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Cultural The Orchard Lesson by Kemabib Dematepia I was about 10 years old on the day my elder brother and I set out with two older friends foraging for rare fruits in the jungle. After about a kilometer of trekking we located soursop, guava, rare mango and avocado trees. There was a problem; we By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Cultural “The Heart Is Not for Loving”: A Provocative Re-Education on How We Actually Love in African Indigenous Thought by Repiyah Hentkhepra For centuries, the world has been told that love resides in a red, pumping organ beating beneath the ribs. The modern world sells heart-shaped chocolates, heart-themed emojis, heart-rending stories, and heart-focused romantic philosophies. Yet, this entire cultural framework rests on a fundamental misunderstanding. In classical Meritah (African) By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Indigenous Wisdom Reopening of Ancient Egyptian Temples Why are the Dogon (an indigenous West African tribe) erecting ancient Egyptian temples deep in the heart of Togo? For the Dogon people, the answer reaches back thousands of years, to a history the modern world has largely forgotten. By Djedka • 2 min read
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