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Ama Ata Aidoo - Author
HARDtalk speaks to the acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, author of such books as The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes, about the western perception of African women.
HARDtalk speaks to the acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, who has arguably done more than any other writer to depict and celebrate the condition of women in Africa, in books such as The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes. She is opposed to what she has described as a 'western perception that the African female is a downtrodden wretch'. But with girls abducted in Nigeria, polygamy re-introduced in Kenya, child marriages and the prevalence of gender-based violence, how much is there to celebrate about being female in Africa?
Last on
Wed 15 Oct 2014
03:30GMT
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Zeinab Badawi |
Interviewed Guest | Ama Ata Aidoo |
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Jul 2014 03:30GMT麻豆官网首页入口 News UK & UK HD only
- Mon 21 Jul 2014 23:30GMT麻豆官网首页入口 News UK & UK HD only
- Tue 22 Jul 2014 09:35GMT
- Wed 15 Oct 2014 03:30GMT麻豆官网首页入口 News UK HD & UK only