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Dots, dashes and hotnots

A word like hotnot says more about who utters it than about who is on the receiving end.Offensive? Maybe. Illegal? Ridiculous.

Loverboy presidents are the bomb

There is something more than slightly patronising in the assumption that alternative lifestyle choices are contrary to good morals.

The bridesmaid of Timbuktu

The griots adjusted their robes and began some leg stretches in anticipation of the tremendous leaps they would soon be performing.

Wanted: PR for Palestine

How many more Palestinians have to die before their suffering becomes a cause célèbre?

The Kleenex option a cardinal rule, Wilf

Hoping you’ll pardon the familiarity, taking liberties with your first name and all. But in my business, as you know, everyone is on a first name basis. You know, "Leonardo",…

The real black man’s new balls: egg-shaped

If there is one certainty in turbulent times in good old Mzansi, then it’s the black male’s fascination with white balls. For such an oft-studied species, one wonders why the…

‘Hookahs’, Hunters and holy days

‘It’s no use — the women are in eruption. And those who have until now been simmering quietly in the backseats of the sedans are now steaming furiously …" Though DH Lawrence…

Out of the ‘Muslim ghetto’

Tariq Ramadan has an abundance of labels. And for the most part, he is reluctant to dismiss any of them outright. Because to the Swiss professor and self-styled Islamic reformer,…

The same song and (belly) dance

Does traditional marriage spell misery for Muslim women or is it a convenient fiction? Khadija Bradlow reviews two mainstream movies on the subject.