Last week, I wrote a lengthy column on how Tanzania’s new presidency would influence many young Muslim women in East Africa. The basis of the article was simple: It spoke about people like myself, a woman, a Muslim and a native of East Africa, the challenges we face and how Samia Suluhu’s presidency would encourage young Muslim girls to dream bigger than we have before. Alas, in the comment section, a reader, a man, wrote lengthily on how my article was not inclusive enough, how it was framed wrong and how I should not have focused on that particular niche. He went on to tell me how I should have framed it and proceeded to give me examples of how I could have tackled my article. And then the Homeboyz scandal happened…

Source: The Star April 03, 2021 03:00 UTC