by Nick Patricca | Jun 29, 2016
BOOK REVIEW: 29 JUNE 2016 REVIEW OF: Blessed Body: The Secret Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Nigerians, edited by Unoma Azuah. Blessed Body is a unique collection of 38 personal narratives by 36 LGBT Nigerians who describe their struggles to discover...
by Nick Patricca | Jun 1, 2016
by Nick Patricca and Unoma Azuah The Law. Same Sex Marriage ( Prohibition ) Act: “A marriage contract or civil union entered into between persons of the same sex: ( a ) is prohibited in Nigeria; and ( b ) shall not be recognised as entitled to the benefits of a...
by Nick Patricca | May 4, 2016
The discussion of the principle of ‘Religious Liberty’ in our current presidential electioneering has generated so much darkness and so many red herrings that I have been reluctant to take on the topic. Since candidate Ted Cruz and others, however, keep...
by Nick Patricca | Apr 6, 2016
On March 10, 2016, ISIS ( aka Islamic State ) murdered the 56-year-old Syrian poet Mohammed Bashir al-Aani and his son Elyas. Al Aani and his son had been kidnapped and held captive by ISIS since September 2015 when they returned to their home in eastern Deir Ezzor...
by Nick Patricca | Mar 2, 2016
By design, the itinerary of Francis in his first official visit to Mexico took him to its southern border with Guatemala in the state of Chiapas and to its northern border with the U.S. in the state of Chihuahua. This border-framing of the visit to Mexico of El Papa...
