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Author: Aernout Zevenbergen

Born in Zambia, raised in The Netherlands, I have lived and worked in Africa since 1997. I was trained as a Political Scientist, for "to ask questions can be learned", as the Dutch nestor of journalism, Jan Blokker, advised me, whereas "writing is something you can or can't." In August 1997 I moved to Nairobi for one of the Dutch dailies, and I have roamed the continent since. In 2009, my book "Spots of a leopard - on being a man" was published. That year also saw me leave newspapers behind me to venture into new areas: photography, design, presentations and a combination of "storytelling and the quest for new masculinities".
Opinion

Men and The Horror Of Rape: Patriarchy

Posted on 28 December, 2012 by Aernout Zevenbergen

Patriarchy in essence is a system of rape, abuse and molest. Patriarchy kills not only females, female energies and qualities seen as feminine. It also wrecks e...

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The Other Virgin Myth

Posted on 25 May, 2012 by Aernout Zevenbergen

Myths abound. On virgins and their cleansing powers. And why some men rape babies. But is there any truth to it? Or is our addiction to simplification doing mor...

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    • Africa can no longer be lectured
    • Once more the Maasai will be expelled from the Garden of Eden they helped to create
    • The elite in Kenya has its own highway in the sky
    • The recurring tribal vote. But what is a tribe in modernising Kenya?
    • Kenyans vote while the cartels rule

    Keywords

    africa Africa's image analysis Beatrice Lamwaka Chinua Achebe corruption ebola economy elections Eritrea Ethiopia europe gay Ghetto health HIV ICC Journalism Kenya Liberia literature LRA Mali Meles Zenawi Nairobi Nigeria Obama Oil Photography Raila Odinga rape sex Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spear Sudan suicides Tanzania terrorism terrorists Uganda Uhuru Kenyatta Zuma

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