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And The Shabaka Stone Warning Adults Only : Graphic Images
And The Shabaka Stone Warning Adults Only : Graphic Images
SiA
And The Shabaka Stone Warning Adults Only : Graphic Images
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
A SiA Magazine Special Edition
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
A SiA Magazine Special Edition
“ Imitated Not Mutilated ”
A SiA Magazine Special Edition
“ Imitated Not Mutilated ”
SiA And The Shabaka Stone Winter Special Edition 2017 1
“ Imitated Not Mutilated ”
SiA And The Shabaka Stone Winter Special Edition 2017 1
Cover Photographer : Omar Rafik
SiA And The Shabaka Stone Winter Special Edition 2017 1
SiA
And The Shabaka Stone
Editorial & Publishing
Fuambai Sia Ahmadu , PhD Editor-in-Chief , Co-publisher
Fuambai Sia Ahmadu is editor-in-chief and co-publisher of SiA and The Shabaka Stone Magazine . She is a feminist activist and co-founder of All Women are Free to Choose ( AWA-FC ) a budding grassroots organization to raise awareness about the racism and sexism of anti-FGM campaigns as well as infringements on basic human rights and constitutional rights of circumcised girls and women worldwide . Fuambai is also an independent scholar - a medical and symbolic anthropologist by training - and some of her scholarly and popular articles can be found on her website . fuambaisiaahmadu . com
Sunju Kumba Barrie Contributing Writer and Photography
Sunju has a passion for filmmaking and loves travelling toWest Africa , in particular Sierra Leone , her country of origin . In 2007 , Sunju produced and directed her first documentary “ Bondo : A Journey Into Kono Womanhood ”. She currently resides with her family in Washington , DC .
Freddy Cole “ Shabaka ” Co-publisher
Freddy Cole Shabaka is a Sierra Leonean singer / songwriter based in the U . S . His music has a Reggae and African flavor that is both authentic and compelling . Freddy took on the name Shabaka early in his career to honor the 25th dynasty Nubian King who united the Egyptian Diaspora . Freddy sees his work as a fusion of the music of the African Diaspora and as a Creole , is also a descendant of freed slaves who returned to Africa . The title track of his CD “ The Black Loyalist ” tells the story of former African slaves that fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War and later became the founders of Freetown the capital of Sierra Leone .
Susan Fontaine Graphic Designer
Susan has a BFA in Graphic Design and Photography and has been in the design industry for over 15 years . Starting out in newspapers then progressing to package design and making her latest ascent to art director of a major magazine , Susan is wellrounded and experienced in the technical , commercial and fine arts aspects of design . She is a global artistic designer who clearly has a passion for what she does .
Denise Noe Contributing Writer
Denise is a severely disabled yet tenacious writer living in the United States . She has been published in “ The Atlanta Journal- Constitution ,” “ The Humanist ,” crimemagazine . com , “ The Literary Hatchet ,” and other venues .
Omar Rafik Contributing Photographer Omar Rafik , www . lifedepicted . com Let US DEPICT YOUR Life
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