THE BEST FATHERS IN THE WORLD The BaAka pygmies of the Congo and Central African Republic have been coined the best fathers in the world. As I’ve mentioned before in my breastfeeding series, they are Read more…
Category: Fatherhood
The Deadly Migration
THE DEADLY MIGRATION After losing 90% of his livestock, Mohammed travels to Libya several months a year to conduct petty-commerce. He describes the horrendous clandestine passage through Niger’s northern Sahara: “Men and women migrants travel Read more…
Parenting and Condemnable Traditions
PARENTING AND CONDEMNABLE TRADITIONS On my previous post, one of my friends was concerned that I posted the photo of a father that might be promoting the tradition of precocious marriage to celebrate Father’s Day. Read more…
Happy Father’s Day
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!! This father, the school director of Taramtagueye village, provides comfort to his daughter after a long, tiring day. This is one of the many beautiful gifts a loving father offers his children… Read more…
The Birth of a Father
THE BIRTH OF A FATHER : In this photo, my husband Denis sits with our eldest son, Fassely, at a Touareg camel festival in the Azawak of Niger.
On this Father’s day, I recall how ever-present Denis was the day of Fassely’s birth. So much so, that I felt like we were literally birthing together.
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