ON BEING YOUNG, MALE AND AFRICAN...

Many people do not know the burden of being young, male and African. Most often, the young African Male is portrayed as the fulfilled stock. people who fall under this category are expected to be strong, heavy-hearted and self-protective. These societal demands impose a heavy burden on the young African Male. per example, the African male, as young as he may be, is not expected to show any trait of fear or pain in haughty circumstances like the beatings that initiates one into the masquarade cult. Furthermore, the African male is burdened with the responsibility of catering for the female folk and hence, if it arises that two siblings who receive the same allowance from their parents go shopping, the male is expected to pay the bills of the female sibling. In case of any danger, whatsoever, the male child, his age or physical strength notwithstanding, is expected to fight of any witty challenge that pose as threat.  Moreover, he is expected to be stronger than talking about the adolescence experience of waking up to find his bed wet or the simultaneous experience of falling in love or the pain of heartbreak or sickness. The male African is forbidden by the society from frail exposition of feelings. While stressing feminism, it rarely occurs to thinkers and writers that the male child may be a lonely boy in a world of his own.
 Achebe, Chinualumogu, in his "Things Fall Apart", while stressing the strength and courage of Okonkwo failed to highlight his loneliness in exile, he did not portray Okonkwo's inner circles. Was he missing his wives? his children? after the murder of Ikemefuna, did he keep late-night cries within his chambers?
 The tasks bequeathed to the male African is one too many, much like the situation of the muslim women who are expected to cover up everything; from their face deep down to their emotions.

Midnight cruisings: SECRETS OF A MUSLIM WOMAN

I dedicate my maiden blog to the muslim women.
Behind the faces heavily covered safe for the eyes, forceful marriage to old men who already  have plenitude of wives, heavy extremist sharia laws, honour killings, has anyone given a thought on what goes on behind the physical appearance of these Muslim ladies. The WHITE WIDOW, the alleged mastermind of Kenyan mall attacks might be a case study here. Welcome to our world; let's use our brains to make Africa better.