Category Archives: Religious leaders

Basic Info About Polygamy In Islam

October 13, 2009 – 8:30 am

In this article, Ana, a Muslim woman who blogs about polygamy, explains some of the basic facts regarding Polygamy in Islam. She says: “There are people that may know very little about Islam. But there is one thing many seem to know and that is a Muslim man can have four wives. A Muslim man [...]

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Tjiramue Explained

August 4, 2009 – 1:51 pm

During the OneLove Campaign research on multiple concurrent partnerships in Namibia, a number of people said that the cultural practice of tjiramue is one of the factors that drive the spread of HIV. A number of readers of the OneLove web site were outraged by an article based on statements by these interview subjects. (Read [...]

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Swaziland Engages In Polygamy Debate

June 22, 2009 – 8:00 am

NERCHA Director Derrick von Wissel says there seems to be no correlation between polygamy and HIV and AIDS, reports The Swazi Weekend Observer. He says people who intend to address HIV and AIDS on the perspective of polygamy should be careful because some countries practice polygamy but their prevalence rate is much lower than that [...]

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Zimbabweans Listening To Message Of Positive Behaviour Change

June 9, 2009 – 9:28 am

The OneLove Campaign comes to Zimbabwe at a time when the HIV prevalence rate has continued to decline over the years, suggesting that our people are heeding the message of positive behavior change, said Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr. H. Madzorera. He was speaking at the Official Launch of the OneLove Campaign on [...]

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Zimbabwe Launched National OneLove Campaign

June 8, 2009 – 8:00 am

Last week the launch of the national OneLove Campaign in Zimbabwe went very well, says Action, a heActionalth and communication and development NGO in Zimbabawe and regional partner in the OneLove campaign.

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OneLove: Is It Possible?

June 1, 2009 – 11:00 am

AS Zimbabwe gears up to launch the “One Love” Campaign next week in Harare, I find it gratifying that so many of you out there do realise the importance of keeping your love under one roof by being faithful to your partners and spouses, writes Beatrice Tonhodzayi is a Programme Officer-Media for SAfAIDS, Zimbabwe Office. [...]

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Widespread sexual violence puts Swazi girls at risk of HIV

May 27, 2009 – 10:06 am

A new study has found that one in three Swazi girls has experienced some form of sexual violence before the age of 18, which often leads to serious social and health problems including HIV and unwanted pregnancies, reports PlusNews Global.

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