by Jamil F. Khan | Nov 12, 2021 | Relationships, Troubling Home Series
We talk about “feeling at home” as a signifier of safety, familiarity and comfort. For some, it does mean exactly that. It is a feeling that first embraced us in childhood before our parents’ dreams for us were rudely interrupted by reality and our agency. For some,...
by Jamil F. Khan | Nov 5, 2021 | Relationships, Troubling Home Series
I have lived in Johannesburg for 9 years. When I arrived, I was greeted by family members who had already been here for 9 years. Unlike most, I had a family to come to in this scary mining town whose iridescent shimmer has made many lose their way. But what is a...
by Jamil F. Khan | Jul 5, 2021 | Parenting
When I came out as gay to my parents at 21 years old, one of the concerns my parents had was the opinions of other people. I’ve always said, my mother responded in the way that is expected of people with queer children when they confirm their queerness. It is not...
by Dineo | Jun 24, 2021 | Finances, Womenomics
If this blog post was published in the 1950s, it would raise some eyebrows mainly because of how traditional beliefs were hammered into shaping perspectives and observing the hierarchy that defined gender roles. The typical stereotype for women to take care of...