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Begumya Rushongoza

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  • covid19
  • Poetry

Heavy

In “Heavy” Rushongoza addresses our fears and anxieties as we stare deep down into the abyss of life in the middle of a corona virus pandemic
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on May 8, 2020
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  • covid19
  • Poetry

Taming Viruses (Is Taming People)

To track truck drivers or capitalize on the crisis to capitalize the political elite’s bank accounts, which way, asks Begumya Rushongoza
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on May 8, 2020
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  • covid19
  • Poetry

Everything is Nothing

While everyone is sulking at the temporary pause to life the corona virus has brought, Rushongoza suggests that in fact “everything” is nothing
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on May 8, 2020
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  • covid19
  • Poetry

Masks and Gloves

In “Masks and Gloves,” Rushongoza asks important questions about Uganda’s response to the corona virus pandemic
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on May 8, 2020
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  • Arts
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How to Enter a Closed Room

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Begumya Rushongoza on consent and closed doors
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019
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  • Arts
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Like Sudan

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Begumya Rushongoza in his latest piece ruminates on the Sudan uprising
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019
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  • Arts

A Conversation With A Fat Kid That Doesn’t Believe In Germs

What do kids think? Rushongoza Begumya recollects a recent conversation with a fat kid.
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on April 20, 2019July 9, 2019
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  • Arts

347 Feminist Jokes We Should All Laugh At

Rushongoza Begumya gives a poetic voice to demeaning jokes women are usually subjected to.
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on April 20, 2019July 9, 2019
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  • Arts
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Ode To Radio, Or A Pilgrimage To Never Land

Rushongoza Begumya explores the legacy of the fallen star Mowzey Radio in this poetic tribute.
  • Begumya Rushongoza
  • Posted on April 20, 2019July 9, 2019
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Creatives speak on fostering African identities at Annual Leaders Gathering

Ugandan rapper GNL says it is time to thrive and not to survive
  • Ian Katusiime
  • Posted on December 6, 2021December 7, 2021
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LéO Africa Institute plots leadership role at second Annual Leaders Gathering

The event offered opportunity for brainstorming on “imagined communities” in the…
  • Ian Katusiime
  • Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021
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Art imitates Life in Lumumba biopic

In Raoul Peck’s film, Lumumba encapsulates this tragic side of life, yet he also…
  • Philip Matogo
  • Posted on February 12, 2021February 14, 2021
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No Land for Heroes

The stability revolutionaries still alive may have gained the running of a government…
  • Angelo Izama
  • Posted on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

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