Public Scholarship

In a recent feature for Al Jazeera, I examine the way that COVID-19 reveals educational inequalities in Ghana at the primary, junior high, senior high and tertiary levels.

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In this essay, I draw attention to how Netflix is rewriting African narratives through the films they platform and commission and what this means for the cultural sovereignty and autonomy of these African communities.

I reviewed the performance of the Nana Addo led government’s work to address the needs of marginalized women in Ghana.

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I wrote a critical cultural analysis of the Northern Smock to correct the misrepresentations of Northern Ghanaian dress & fashion in mainstream media.

Photo Credit: Abdul Hameed Pictures

In a op-ed for The Washington Post, I discuss the anti-gay currently before Ghana’s parliament and its implications on the lives of queer and trans Ghanaians.

Independence Square, Accra, Ghana. Image via Piqsels CC.

A nostalgic journey to my childhood led me to write about the way Islam interacts with indigenous cultures in Northern Ghana.

Photo Credit: Abdul Hameed Pictures