Violence against women: A global crisis fueled by culture and impunity

A victim of an acid attack

“A woman is a flower in the middle of the garden, and the man is the fence around it.”  

 

This Ghanaian proverb captures a truth many societies claim to believe: women are precious, essential, and worthy of protection. From the Bible to modern civilization, women have been described as the backbone of families and the builders of nations.

Yet reality across the world tells a different, painful story. Despite progress in education, employment, and political participation, millions of women remain trapped in systems that deny them dignity and safety.

In many countries, religion and culture, meant to guide moral life, are instead used as tools of domination. Under these interpretations, women become subjects of cruelty, silence, and violence.

Some religious traditions call for the stoning of a woman for adultery, while the same systems allow men to marry multiple wives or commit adultery without consequence. 

 

The contradiction is glaring. It raises a disturbing question: What kind of God do people believe in when injustice is committed in His name?

Across generations, women have endured every form of violence, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, rape, forced marriage, and now one of the most horrifying trends: acid attacks. In parts of Asia and the Middle East, a woman who rejects a marriage proposal or simply asserts her independence risks being permanently disfigured.

Acid becomes a weapon of punishment, control, and revenge. A heartbreaking example occurred in Bangalore, India, where a former schoolteacher and mother of two underwent extensive surgery after a man threw acid on her. Her “crime” was being beautiful.

 

He resented the admiration she received from others. This is not an isolated case. According to the Acid Survivors Trust International, over 1,500 acid attacks occur globally each year, with the highest numbers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of the Middle East. Many cases go unreported.

Even more disturbing is the age of some victims. In several regions, grown men in their 40s or 50s seek to marry girls as young as 12 or 14. When these children refuse, they are punished, sometimes with acid, sometimes with forced marriage, sometimes with death.

In many countries, the perpetrators walk freely because corruption shields them from justice. Victims of acid attacks often withdraw from society. Their injuries are so severe that they no longer recognize themselves in the mirror.

Many live in isolation, battling trauma, shame, and the loss of their identity. Meanwhile, the world’s leaders focus on political debates and international agendas while ignoring the silent suffering of millions of women.

How can humanity claim to be advancing when half of its population still lives in fear? How can global institutions speak loudly about democracy and human rights yet remain quiet about the daily violence inflicted on women?

Anyone who throws acid on another person intends to destroy or kill. Not all victims survive. For this reason, acid attacks should be treated as crimes against humanity, punishable by life imprisonment.

The International Court of Justice prosecutes political crimes, yet countless perpetrators of gender‑based violence roam free. Where is justice for these women? Who will protect them? Who will speak for them when society chooses silence?

Violence against women is not a women’s issue; it is a human issue. Until the world treats these crimes with the seriousness they deserve, the suffering will continue. Acid attackers, rapists, and abusers must face severe punishment.

Only then will society send a clear message: women are not objects to be destroyed, they are human beings deserving of safety, dignity, and respect.

If One Pretends To Be Dead, Mourners Will Pretend To Bury Him Alive

Discussing your problems with someone you love is the best way to get help and solutions to the problem.

“If one pretends to be dead, mourners will pretend to bury you alive,” is one of the thousands of African proverbs meant to educate, shape our lives, and inspire us, as each proverb carries a moral lesson, advice, and wisdom. This particular proverb speaks against pretending.

As imperfect human beings, we are responsible for both the good and bad things we do. Whichever way one takes it, to pretend is also considered to be something bad. 

The question is, why do people pretend? According to a study, pretending has both advantages and disadvantages.

Sometimes one needs to pretend. For example, when all of a sudden in a cinema hall, a gunman on a shooting spree takes everyone by surprise without any escape route, pretending to be dead among those already dead could save your life. 

But in other ways, pretending can cause self-destruction, depression, loneliness, and other psychological problems. How?

The pressure in society is enormous. Things are not going well, yet many people prefer to hide their problems behind a false smile. 

If you don’t share your problem with your family or a trustworthy friend, how can someone know your problem to give the attention or help you need? 

Researchers reveal that hiding a problem behind a false smile or faking happiness is more likely to bring you harmful feelings.

You might not be happy with your job because your boss or a colleague is sexually harassing you, exploiting you physically, emotionally, and mentally, yet you wear a false smile behind such psychological scars. 

Instead of pretending to be okay, it’s always better to tell your problem to someone to receive help.

Many wish to be someone because of the extravagant lives other people live. But we must be careful about what we sometimes wish for. We must be content with whatever we have to live a happy life. 

Don’t let your neighbor’s expensive car push you to live beyond your means, and put on a fake smile, deceiving people that you are living great, while you know that you are struggling to make ends meet.

In Africa and other countries around the world, many are believed to be sick of HIV but scared to go and see the doctor, because they aren’t ready to be told they have contracted HIV or Aids.  

They would rather prefer to hide their problems with a fake smile, forgetting that no one drinks medicine on behalf of a sick person.

To pretend that everything is okay, while suffering, is not good for our health; we must, therefore, confine our problems to those close to us for help and solutions. That’s the only way we can overcome and defeat our problems.

Failure Is A Lesson That Encourages And Improves The Quality Of Life

Having faith in God builds one strong enough to avoid depression, loneliness, and suicidal tendencies.

I have heard many times that ‘failure is not an option.’ Does it mean that we have to be perfect and successful in whatever we want to achieve in life? How can that be possible? Because since we are human beings and imperfect, we shall continue to experience many setbacks, including failure and disappointment, daily in our lives.

In relationships, careers, and businesses, we are all bound to suffer certain problems. The question is, how do we handle or take it personally when we encounter such painful defeats and failures? 

I have seen it in sports, tournaments, and certain fields of activity: participants emotionally and psychologically break down in distress because they failed to achieve what they aimed at.

Life isn’t an easy journey if you want to achieve something genuine. Many like to avoid life pitfalls or turmoil by choosing the wrong path or shortcut. You can see them driving expensive cars and dwelling in beautiful mansions, but you don’t know what they do for a living.

When you see them like that, many wish they were one of them, but be careful wishing you were someone until you read on the front page of newspapers that the person you wished to be has been arrested at one of the international airports in possession of heroin or cocaine. 

Would you like your life to end up in this way because you wanted to avoid life’s failures and disappointments?

The world is full of great people; sometimes your eyes will be filled with tears when you read their autobiographies to know what they went through before achieving success. In life, failure or disappointment teaches one to be perfect. It is worth, therefore, seeing failure as one of life’s tools that educates and shapes life positively.

My passion to be a writer was easier in Africa than in Europe, yet when I was in Africa, I thought Europe would be the right place for me to achieve my aims and objectives. Once in Antwerp, Belgium, I tried to raise funds to enhance the publication of one of my books. It turns out to be one of the biggest failures in my life.

I couldn’t raise a cent, but this embarrassment wasn’t only what happened. I became a laughing puppet at the school where I’m working. It became the talk of the town with gossip and laughter. Instead of being sad or depressed, I embraced and accepted it as one of life’s challenges to continue writing without looking back.

People do things you may find hard to believe. I don’t even think children will do what they did. The failure of the fundraising also taught me to be careful of those I contact to demand bread. 

If one fails to accept failures and disappointments as instruments destined to educate and propel your career to the highest peak, one may end up in psychiatry with depression or mental problems.

Campaign Art: Every Day, 500 Kids Don’t Make It. But You Can Save Them

People, Spaces, Deliberation bloggers present exceptional campaign art from all over the world. These examples are meant to inspire

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According to World Health Organization figures, 500 children are killed each day in road crashes globally.  In fact, road traffic injury ranks among the top four causes of death for all children over the age of five years.  

To raise awareness of this deadly reality, Jean Todt, President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the international motoring federation, and Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Road Safety, turned to world-renowned film director Luc Besson to deliver a potent message: children face incredible danger when crossing the road!

‘Save Kids Lives’ shows children in the townships of South Africa and in central Paris, France, walking to and from school to show that the risks children face are almost universally shared, whether they are due to a lack of safe infrastructure or as a result of heavy traffic.

The film is shocking and may contain images some people find disturbing. But that’s exactly the point, according to Todt, who believes that it will help focus attention on making roads safe for children everywhere.

The film was launched the first week in October to coincide with International Walk to School Day and to support #SaveKidsLives, a UN initiative that calls for action to stop the growing number of road deaths worldwide and for decision-makers to prioritize children’s safety.

The Fear Of Death Hunting Homosexuals In Africa

Homosexuality is not part of the African culture, but they are now listening to the external voice: First traditional Gay marriage in South Africa.

Homosexuality, men having sexual intercourse, is an abominable act in many parts of Africa. Africa, a continent of different tribes and clans, doesn’t approve of many things that they consider taboo.


Thus, someone caught in a homosexual act instantly faces severe punishment, beatings, and lynchings, many times leading to death.

                             

Since homosexuality is a crime in African countries that don’t permit it, those involved in such acts hide it from the sight of the public, but the homosexual movements in Europe and America today, fighting for recognition, have inspired or encouraged African homosexuals to make their voice heard.

                           

Thus, the social vice which is less popular in Africa is now becoming famous in many African countries, turning the countries into an unnerving place to live in, because church leaders and many organizations against this practice, wouldn’t like to embrace this type of culture, they call it ‘Evil’, to add to their own culture.

                         

At times, I do ask myself time and time again, do Europeans or Americans think Africa will readily accept whatever they are interested in? Africa had nothing to do with Christianity before the white missionaries ever went there. 

They thought Africans to follow the Bible or the gospel. Well, later the truth was discovered. The reason wasn’t to let Africans know about Christianity but to loot.

                       

Fortunately, many parts of Africa derived interest in the Bible and studied it thoroughly, therefore living by its teachings. An African Christian, explaining his point to defend his hate against homosexuality, would take one deep step into the Bible. 

Two of such scriptures confirming that homosexuality is an evil act can be read in 1st Timothy, Chapter 10, and 1st Corinthians, Chapter 6, verse 9.

                     

The question is: Why are Europeans and other Gay Rights Organizations now fighting for the practice of homosexuality to be recognized in Africa, when they had already been there with the Holy Bible, a book telling Africans how evil the practice of homosexuality is?” 

The teachings of the Holy Bible can’t be reversed, so I am afraid to say that Africa can never change its mind or opinion on the negative aspects of homosexuality.

                       

Africa is already overwhelmed by many diseases, such as AIDS, Ebola, malaria, and others. It, therefore, makes sense when they don’t want that practice. 

Europeans, Advanced Countries, and some Civil rights organizations are the first people whose voices are heard whenever there is a bad situation in Africa, but whenever there is an epidemic, the response to contain the situation never comes or is very slow.

                     

Aids has taken thousands of Africans to their untimely grave since the early eighties, but some rich people who were affected during that period in America are still living. 

Many believe that after Africa’s survival of Aids, Ebola, and other deadly diseases, America and Europe are destined to ruin the continent with homosexuality, just to continue to kill Africans, when any epidemic erupts.

                     

Africa has learned a lot from their misfortunes, which is the reason it is fighting against homosexuality today. Unfortunately, the path Uganda has taken to deal with this issue is totally out of course. The proposal for the death penalty for homosexuals is sheer madness. Violence against homosexuals is not an option or a solution.

                   

According to many homosexuals, they were born with it. Who feels it, knows it. Do men bear to love men? That’s really a hard concept to accept. 

The more I think about this issue, the more I get confused. African leaders must find a way to deal with the rise of homosexuality in Africa because death is not an option to eradicate or stop homosexuality in Africa.

Kicking Away Fear: The Enemy That Prevents Our Success

Fear, one of the most basic human unpleasant emotions in the nervous system

The young lady has completed her education, graduating with bright colors as a medical nurse. But due to a lack of confidence, she is scared to apply for a job. Her mind tells her she isn’t attractive enough and, therefore, going to fail her interview.

The aspiring writer has written the best book, which could be the next number one bestseller to change the world, but fear has already crippled him because he thought the book might not sell.

Fear, one of the most basic human unpleasant emotions in the nervous system, has been attributed to the failure in the lives of thousands of people. When one is gripped with fear, it prevents quick thinking, solutions to problems, and one becomes confused and nervous.

Many encounter fear in many ways, when ready to take exams, during speech, and when addressing certain situations. In the first place, what causes fear within human beings?

Many times, I like to share my experience when writing articles. I discovered during my youth that I had no fear in me; however, many attempts at things that I wasn’t perfect nearly cost my life. For example, I shouldn’t have gone deep into the sea when I was aware that I couldn’t swim. Yes, till now, I don’t know how to swim.

 I was carried away by the sea, and those trying to save me gave up because I disappeared when I was pulled into a swirling, deep hole under the sea. Then a mighty wave swept me ashore. In a state of shock, I took off my clothes and walked naked home.

‘Fear’ is an enemy, yet people shouldn’t put away fear to do what they aren’t perfect or do something wrong. For example, smuggling drugs into a country, hoping you may not be caught. That is not the right way to overcome fear or to see if you are brave.

You may end up in jail. However, there are ways one can adapt to overcome fear. Once, as an illegal immigrant in Europe, a few minutes before noon, without breakfast and not knowing where my next meal was coming from, I took to the streets on foot towards a friend’s house, hoping I might find something to eat.

Fear kills many people hundreds of thousands of times before their real death.

Over an hour's walk and still far from where I was going, I experienced the symptoms of system failure. I felt dizzy and knew I would soon collapse. I had no choice but to enter a bus without a ticket. Before the bus reached my destination, the controllers caught me without a ticket. 

This is a very big offense everywhere in Europe, taken thousands of illegal immigrants back to their country of origin. I didn’t panic or feel afraid, which gave me enough time to think of what to say.

“I am happy you are going to call the police to arrest me,” I said when I noticed they were going near their vehicle to use the equipment to call the police. “Why are you happy calling the police?”  

One of the controllers asked.“Because I haven’t eaten since morning, I will definitely get something to eat at the police station.” I replied. They were stupefied, and after looking at each other’s faces, they asked me to go home.

According to doctors, fear is normal because we are human beings. Unfortunately, fear, the feeling of agitation and anxiety that runs through the minds of human beings, preventing them from doing many things, is exactly what people in higher positions stand on to harm, bully, manhandle, and show injustice to the underprivileged in society. 

People use their positions to manipulate, cheat, and dominate other people because they know the person is scared and powerless to defend themselves.

How can someone overcome fear? There are hundreds of books on Amazon on how to overcome fear, but one of the great books that I  read,  and changed my whole life consciously and positively,  was ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’ by Norman Vincent Peale. It’s a very good book.

Do You Experience God’s Miracle In Your Life?

The miracles of God comes when you are not expecting them.

I grew up in a family that strongly believes in God. At the corner of my parents’ bedroom, stands a small table covered with a white cloth. On this table, lies the Holy Bible, which belongs to my mother. She wakes up early in the morning to pray without ceasing. 

Sometimes I see her shedding tears in her prayers when she feels her prayers had been answered or touched spiritually.

Life, to many, is sex, enjoyment, doing drugs, rock, and roll, then after, you say goodbye to your friends, when it’s time to go and sleep peacefully or tormented in your grave. 

That’s not the meaning of life. Life has a significant meaning or purpose. Watching my mother, each morning, behind the small table, I developed a certain interest in seeking the face of God and started following her footsteps.

I read my Bible daily and tried my best to live to the principle the holy book teaches. Like everyone, I wasn’t perfect, I did many things which I shouldn’t do as a child, but not in my adulthood. 

As I begin to mature, I started experiencing the miracle of God’s hand in my life. There are times I joke about it saying: Death doesn’t like ugly people, the reason I’m still living.

I was once carried away by the sea because I couldn’t swim. Like Jonah in the belly of the whale and brought to the shores of Nineveh, after people gave up to save me, they watched as a mighty wave brought me ashore. 

The impact was heavy and the state of shock I find myself in at that moment prevented me to put on my clothes. I walked home naked. Till now I’m scared of the sea and can’t swim.

I was once crossing a busy street in Africa, after watching both sides of the road, I felt secured to cross, but from nowhere I was caught up in the middle of the road when a taxi hits me. 

Like a superman, I find my body in the mid-air, landing on top of the vehicle’s bonnet. The impact severely damaged the bonnet, but I survived.

In Africa, I was traveling on a mini-bus with other passengers. It was a very sunny day. I think the pressure in the vehicle’s Tyre warmed up to certain degrees Celsius, thus; one of the front Tyre’s exploded. 

The vehicle somersaulted continuously and finally landed on its side. I jumped out from the front seat without a scratch, when many were rushed to the hospital with injuries.

In Lagos State, Nigeria, I was kidnapped by armed robbers in military uniform. It was a swift action which took me by surprise. I was holding a small handbag that attracted them. 

They thought probably the bag has over a million dollars. In the rear of the car, I struggled with them and wouldn’t let the bag go, while the butt of the rifles they were holding rain on every part of my body, including my head.

After every attempt failed, they pushed me from the vehicle while in motion and I landed on the ground with a force, like a bag of salt. I stood up, brushed the dust off my body and walked home. But the scars of the beating I had, can still be traced on my body today, after three decades.

In Amsterdam, I was nearly killed by a woman while on my bicycle. I fell and rolled ahead, while her front Tyre was on my bicycle. According to her, the sun partially blinded her, so she didn’t see me. I had bruises all over my body. 

She carried my badly damaged bicycle to a repairers’ shop and paid for the cost. Anxious to know of my condition, she called me the next day. I told her I’m doing well. That was the last time she called.

In Antwerp, Belgium, after holidays in Africa, I came back penniless with bills to pay. There was a particular one I needed time to pay 110 Euros at my son’s secondary school. 

That was a second letter reminding me, thus; the third letter wouldn’t be good for me. The end of the month to get my salary was still far, thus; the situation was actually disturbing.

It was winter and very dark, on my way to work, I spotted something like a folded money on the bicycle lane. I stopped and walked back to see if it’s money or mind is just playing tricks on me. 

Behold, it was money. I took it and unfolded it. Guess how much? Two fifty Euro notes, one ten Euro note and one five Euro note, a total of 115 Euros.

After work, I quickly went home to pay the 110 Euros to the school and used the five Euros to buy a few things I needed most. There is no need to doubt over these stories because they came from Joel Savage, the writer who loves non-fiction articles and books. 

Have you ever experienced the miracles of God’s hand in your life?

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Said Jesus at Matthew 7:7. Just as sports are good for the body, reading the Bible is good for the mind and your spiritual being.

AIDS & EBOLA: Belgium’s Professor Van Der Groen Lied Over The Origin Of The Diseases

Belgium's Professor Van Der Groen

The Aids pandemic and Ebola epidemic have generated many controversies all over the world, since the outbreak couple of months ago, hitting Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, but only the happy few have access to any inside information of the Aids and Ebola research.

What many people don’t know, according to Professor Johan Van Dongen, is the viruses of Ebola was long created within bacteria factories, with dubious micro-organisms and given different names such as Reston virus, Belgrade virus and Marburg virus. 

It was when the first outbreak of the virus which occurred near a small river in Africa called Ebola, gave the name of the disease as Ebola. “This is how scientists give names to their findings,” He added.

In Africa there were varieties of wide experiments of dubious scientists, including a crook called Hillary Koprowski. Later there was a hunt to catch this man. 

On his normal course of business, he used genetically contaminated engineered vaccines on innocent children in Africa. Not only African children suffered the effect of the contaminated vaccines.

In Australia between 1940 and 1970 hundreds of orphaned children, including babies were used as guinea pigs to test vaccines against influenza, pertussis, and herpes. 

This atrocity was confirmed by David Vaux, an expert on infections. In the largest experiment, about 350 children were all injected with doses intended for adults.

Suddenly things started changing positively. Ricardo Veronesi, Professor Emeritus, at the Faculty of Medicine, University Sao Paulo Brasil, together with Dr. Wolff Geisler found out that 97% of the people who have HIV in their bodies, were purposely infected with this virus, which can lead to aids.

They were made artificially susceptible was supplied to them in vaccines, drugs, blood transfusions, and food. HIV containing microbes were also found in drinking water and also insecticide spraying pools.

Smallpox vaccine was contaminated or combined with immunodeficiency SCID the precursor of AIDS. Within the continent of Africa, from west to east more than 100 million children have injected with this the vaccine in cooperation with the WHO and CDC mainly paid by the Rockefeller foundation.

Now to tell you the truth the reason Professor Johan Van Dongen’s account was suspended. He attacked the Rockefeller foundation on LinkedIn platform over heinous this crime.

This is a man who hasn’t committed any crime but because of he can’t shut his mouth over a medical crime he witnessed against humanity, he is now suffering, because he is considered a whistleblower by his government, while the criminals trying everything to cover up this crime, continue to enjoy their lives with impunity.

How can the world go free for Jesus Christ who hasn’t committed any sin to carry the cross alone? Those responsible for this crime should face justice. 

This is what they fear most, the reason they hiding behind the crime, including the World Health Organization, (WHO) responsible for CDC smallpox-measles vaccination 1967-1970, themed ‘The global eradication of smallpox.’

Whoever thinks professor Dongen is crazy should seek psychiatric help. Even an uneducated African living in the remote area without electricity will believe his story.

It will be recalled that Professor Johan Van Dongen challenged Belgium’s Professor Van der Groen’s claims that Ebola was invented in the 1960s in Fort Detrick. Because Professor Dongen proved him a liar, the article which appeared in Diplomatic Aspects Newspaper’s link miraculously disappeared from the web.

Who Is Ab Osterhaus And What’s The Reason Very Quiet On Aids And Ebola Crimes?

Ab Osterhaus

Ab Osterhaus is a Dutch virologist born on June 2, 1948. Osterhaus and Johan Van Dongen aren’t strangers. They have been in the same institutions together despite their differences, but the purpose of writing this article is to ask Osterhaus: 


Why, despite his intelligence in the field of science, did he fail to acknowledge the fact that Aids and Ebola are medical crimes? And if he is aware that they are medical crimes, why did he betray Johan Van Dongen? The only man brave enough to speak the truth.

Just like what Johan says always: Playing smart is sometimes stupid, especially when one uses his intelligence to destroy. On top of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014, Osterhaus stated fiercely: “We will never see an outbreak in civilized countries, and when the disease arrives, we will be ready to tackle it.”

But let’s face it, Osterhaus’ career can be compared with a golden wonder boy. Born as a professor of virology, he has been awarded many times as a ‘Virus Star’ and almost every day his face appears on television stations or in newspapers, proclaiming that a new vaccine against aids will arrive anytime, but after twenty years of investigation and experiments on human beings, mostly Africans, not one single aids vaccine has been made.

Appearing on television many times, Osterhaus, like a celebrity, is widely known while managing and being a member of many health/medical institutions and organizations. 

Yet Osterhaus wasn’t tough enough to face the world and the opposition of his country, the Netherlands, by exposing that Aids and Ebola are medical crimes. Instead, he tucked his tail into his legs like a scared dog and lamely walked away.

Truly, a prophet is not honored in his country. Johan Van Dongen is now the enemy of the state, while the coward Osterhaus is a hero. But at times when the wind becomes strong, it reveals the wolf in sheep’s clothing. During the outbreak of swine flu, Osterhaus was involved in many shady deals in his country, the Netherlands.

Over the decision to choose vaccines with an adjuvant, Osterhaus views the adjuvant positively. “The advantage of these substances is that they augment the effect of the vaccine and save on the inoculums – the serum with the inactive virus. 

The key message is we need to go with an adjuvant,” Said Osterhaus. When the Dutch newspaper ‘Telegraaf’ interviewed Osterhaus over the flu epidemic and vaccines, he remarked:

“As if I would have any interest in a flu epidemic and my stocks would rise in value as a result. Nonsense!” But later it turned out that he owns shares worth 3% in Isconova. And that’s not all, according to a revelation by the Dutch VPRO radio program Argos: Osterhaus has an almost 10% interest in ViroClinics.

It’s an enterprise connected with Erasmus University in Rotterdam, established by Osterhaus. ViroClinics did research into the bird flu virus under contract to GlaxoSmithKline, one of the two producers of the Dutch vaccine against the Mexican Flu. Osterhaus is also working as an adviser to the other vaccine manufacturer, Novartis.

He once said to Johan Van Dongen via newspapers and the media that he had no understanding of viruses and that his books about the real origin of AIDS and Ebola, which he is talking about, are his fiction.

Johan Van Dongen is a Dutch scientist who revealed that Aids and Ebola were bio-weapons against Africa by America.

The fact is that it never occurred to Osterhaus that the substantiated scientific articles and medical journals mentioned in the books were once published by him, just like Belgium’s Professor Guido van der Groen, lied over the origins of Aids and Ebola, but forgotten that decades ago, gave interview to Belgium’s news magazine ‘Humo’ that “America has developed Aids and Ebola viruses for biological warfare purposes.”

According to Osterhaus, he didn’t read an article about the books in the newspaper. How can a scientist like Osterhaus make such a comment on scientifically based books, as if he has no idea that Aids and Ebola were medical crimes? Asked Johan Van Dongen?

What a shame! Next time when you hear Osterhaus, his colleagues and the media drone say, “HIV, the virus that causes Aids,” tell them that journalists are supposed to distinguish between what is a theory and what is fact or criminal act, that HIV/AIDS is only a theory and has never been proven, admitted by top scientists even in the Aids establishment. 

Aids and Ebola are indeed medical crimes; let those involved cowardly continue to tuck their tails in between their legs like dogs.

How I Met Professor Johan Van Dongen: The Dutch Scientist Who Revealed Aids And Ebola Were Medical Crimes Against Africa

Dutch scientist and  Johan Van Dongen

Since I share every article I write on social media platforms, I have got several readers, writers, and authors interested in my articles, but I had no idea that there is a Dutch scientist who reads every article I share on LinkedIn’s social platform.

Just as a man’s desire and character show who he is, my articles revealed my identity to Professor Johan Van Dongen. He realized that not only that I fearless but also an honest and sincere writer, who is ready to die, far as truth is concerned.

Since we have something in common and have that fearless character, he perceived that I was the right person to collaborate with to warn African leaders about the misuse of Africans, as Guinea pigs, to test drugs manufactured in Europe and America.

The conscience holds many individuals back from committing a crime, and as a scientist, he has the power to join the empire of deceitful scientists to plague Africans with diseases, but he chose to remain neutral.  His research, dating back as far as 1972, revealed that AIDS and Ebola were laboratory-engineered or man-made viruses.

Set to reveal those medical crimes to the world, he first published his books in his native language, Dutch, in Holland. The books were successful, but the Dutch government felt he was a betrayer or whistleblower; thus, they embarked to make his life miserable. He was fired as a lecturer at the university and faced many legal actions in court.

Out of the blue, Professor Dongen introduced himself to me on LinkedIn’s social platform. I secretly started digging into the background of this man, since I don’t trust anybody in a country called Belgium, unless the members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, because I worship with them every week, even though I’m not yet a full member (Not baptized).

Professor Dongen had already contacted a few Africans, including journalists, on those medical crime issues, to help disseminate the news and warnings to African leaders, but he was totally disappointed because of fear. Yes! Africans pull knives and cut their brothers' throats in wars and ethnic conflicts, but believe me, many are very cowardly, indeed.

One can witness the cowardliness of an African in Europe when an African is murdered or manhandled by the police. They will group somewhere to discuss the demonstration. When the time of the demonstration comes, you will never see those you sat down with a couple of hours ago, leaving one or two people at the demonstration ground to be a scapegoat.

I don’t blame them, the food is very delicious, so nobody wants to miss their favorite dish. Fortunately, my scripture reminds me that: “Man shall not live by bread alone, so many times I read the Bible, to feed my life spiritually, to be able to stand any force or wickedness that comes my way.

This is the reason why the police in Holland forgot to feed me the whole day, while behind bars for six days, I didn’t demonstrate. I was able to sleep peacefully without food for the next day. In the morning, when I was served breakfast in my tiny cell, I asked the police officer: “Why I wasn’t given any food the whole day yesterday till this morning?”

My question changed his countenance, and he thought I was joking. “What did you just say?” He asked. I repeated what I said. Confused and downhearted, he went and did his investigations and found out that I was speaking the truth. He apologized and said to me, “You were too quiet, so we didn’t know there was someone in there.”

The mistake they made touched them emotionally to the extent that they gave my passport back to me and asked me to go home. Believe me, the Dutch police don’t free an illegal immigrant. This sounds like a tale, but the police in Amsterdam can confirm this story; above all, this interesting story can be read in my third book: Overseas Chronicle-The Rome And Amsterdam Experience.

After reading much about Professor Johan, satisfied and knew that he is a genuine person, I responded to his invitation. He posted his two books, one captioned “Aids De Grootste Misdaad In De Medische Geschiedenis”- Translated ‘Aids The Greatest Crime in Medical History.’

As our friendship grew stronger, I realized the man’s clean heart, conscience, and love for mankind. I wasn’t surprised to read that he invented an artificial rat to perform his experiments, to prevent animal cruelty. This exceptionally good conscience is hard to find among some of the wolf-scientists in sheep’s clothing.

It wasn’t long before we decided to translate his books into English. Translating the Netherlands into English and all the scientific theory works proved to be a very tough job. We did our best. Whether the translation was good or not, our message is to let the world, including Africa, know that Aids and Ebola were indeed medical crimes against Africa.

African leaders have disappointed us more than the ignorant Africans who claim Aids and Ebola are cursed by God. The fear of dealing with Aids and the Ebola crisis alone, when they confront Europe and America,   haunts them; they chose to remain silent. But the truth is, that silence is seen by Europe and America as a lack of intelligence and cowardliness.

A Glance At Antwerp Under The Administration of Mayor Bart De Wever

The Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever, and the writer, Joel Savage Photo:@Kouablan Dominique

Not quite long in Belgium, but fifteen years in Antwerp is enough to write a narrative essay, whenever I meet this challenge at an examination hall. 


Even though, Antwerp is a famous city, known for its rich diamond collection and flourishing sea-port, in the early 2000s, the city was very rough and unsafe for both tourists and citizens.

It was this period Leona Detiége, a Belgian politician and member of the Flemish social-democratic party, then mayor of Antwerp, did her best to tackle the problems destroying the reputation of the city of Antwerp, as a tourist attraction center.

She swung into action, focusing on the notorious places, such as De Conincksplein, a neighborhood that harbored all criminal activities, including drug peddling, prostitution, bag snatching, pickpockets, pimps, etc, and De Falconplein, another notorious neighborhood, serving as a red light district for prostitutes, pimps and drug couriers.

Her undertakings weren’t just a bluff, it did really crippled the prostitution industry. Many prostitutes were arrested and deported to their countries of origin and the pimp industry collapsed. 

The Antwerp police received a letter from a group calling themselves ‘The Nigerian Mafia,’ threatening and ready to fight the police to death, for taking their prostitutes off the streets.

Leona stationed a mobile police van at the center of Conincksplein 24 hours daily, and all the nefarious activities and crimes subsided. Apart from that Leona made it uneasy for landlords that stole money from tenants. 

It was a period, criminal-landlords was known as ‘huismelkers’ were making a lot of money from tenants. Like a farmer milking his cow, they steal the three months guarantee paid by tenants. Her actions worked and totally reduced this menace which had taken over Antwerp.

Unfortunately, all the hard efforts of Leona came to a fruitless end, when she left office and Patrick Janssens, a member of the SP.a, succeeded her, as the next mayor of Antwerp. 

Patrick Janssens probably thought the best way to serve Antwerp, is to be friendly with everyone. It was his time drug peddling, which Leona had fought to subdue, increased significantly.

There was time, Moroccans in Antwerp, believe or thought the city is for them. They drive, stop on the street, talk to friends, with a long queue of traffic behind them. Who dares to talk? You will be surrounded and if the police are not around, you will be beaten mercilessly.

At Schijnpoort, a neighborhood in Antwerp, a Belgium driving, stops and asks a Moroccan for help, as he couldn’t find a street he was looking for. 

As soon as his window came down, right in front of me, the Moroccan accumulated a thick saliva in his mouth and spits onto the face of the driver. He picks up a tissue paper, wipes the saliva from his face and drove away. My heart ached when I witnessed this scene.

Under the administration of Patrick Janssens,   the situation in Antwerp grew from bad to worse. More drug trafficking at coffee shops run by foreigners. By the time he decides to take drastic action, it was too late. The people in Antwerp are fed up and really want a change.

I will always remember Patrick Janssens for saving the citizens of Antwerp from the dog’s waste explosion. It was a period one always comes home with a dog’s waste because they are everywhere. He did well to impose a fine against dog owners that leave dogs’ waste in the city after excretion.

The coming in of  Bart De Wever, the leader of N-VA party, as the mayor of Antwerp, took many by surprise. As a politician who has dreams including the creation of an independent state for the province of Antwerp, many don’t like him much, but that didn’t prevent him from winning the seat as mayor of Antwerp.

The man knows that coming into office as a mayor is not all that is important but one’s achievement. De Wever is destined to carve his name as one of the best or probably the best mayor in the political history of Belgium. Since he assumed office, De Wever has done a lot within the shortest period many past mayors couldn’t achieve.

In regard to security and safety, Antwerp is now a safe city at any time of the day, including night. Conincksplein, which used to be a dangerous place in Antwerp is now a safe community for citizens.

The newly completed library adds glamour to the beauty of the area. Antwerp also remains clean since the administration introduced fine for litterers. Alcohol forbidden zones are now in force within the city.

Despite all his achievements, many still don’t agree with him. Some say he is a good man or bad man, others think he is wicked, but whatever name they call him, there is no doubt that Bart De Wever is the best mayor Antwerp has ever got or probably the best in the political history of Belgium.

Would France Be Free From Terrorism Without Colonizing Many Islamic Countries?

“France population consists of dangerous terrorists born and raised in the country, making the country an easy target.” – Joel Savage

The scramble for Africa was very swift. It was an opportunity Europeans made good use of it, but with an iron fist, after discovering Africa’s wealth, in the least advanced continent. 

Even though malaria killed hundreds of Europeans, by 1862, they had reached the source of the Nile, then little later, they traced the route of the Niger and confirmed the reality of Africa’s rich mineral resources- ivory, gold, diamonds, tin, copper, rubber, etc.

Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa experienced European imperialist invasion, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual conquest and colonization. 

Among other European countries, France had Republic of Benin, Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Chad, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, and Republic of Togo in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in North Africa, then Djibouti, Lebanon, and Syria.

Since most of the countries colonized by France were Islamic countries, Islam became the second-largest professed religion in France, following Catholic-Christians, with an estimated total of 5 to 10 percent of the national population. 

France stands as the largest Muslim country in Western Europe. Do we have to ask: Would France be free from terrorism without colonizing many Islamic countries?

As the story unfolds, France ruled heavy Islamic dominant countries, including the Republic of Guinea, until Guinea, attained its independence in 1958.  

Like Belgium, that couldn’t stand the pain of losing Congo and embarked on ruthless destruction of Congo, both physically and medically, France aimed to destroy Guinea as well.

They emptied all the coffers of the bank and took everything from the statehouse, including the furniture to France. The newly elected Prime Minister Ahmed Sekou Touré inherited a very bad economy and a complete looted country.

France still interested in Africa established its embassies in every country they colonized and continued interfering with African politics. The reason whenever there is a coup in any of the countries France colonized, they quickly send the military to arrest the situation.

France is seen as paradise by nationals from countries they colonized in Africa, had the opportunity to travel to France to study, request for political asylum and to work as immigrants.

Apart from migration, a lot of Muslims were born in France, amounting to 15 percent of the total population, creating Muslim communities throughout France. 

The country, therefore, has a long and complicated relationship with the Muslim world and its own immigrant population, many of whom have been in the country for generations.

Due to the heavy concentration of Muslims in France, the country is, therefore, an easy target for terrorists.  

At the beginning of this year, gunmen shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical the magazine Charlie Hebdo, in an apparent militant Islamist attack.

That’s where France should have been careful to avoid the present attacks that have killed at least 129 people.

Under President Francois Hollande, France launched its first airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria in September, but external attacks against terrorists, can’t weaken the foundation of terrorism threatening France, because the enemies-terrorists are within the people in the country.

The France government should first fight against terrorism at home, to weaken its foundation, before concentrating on external issues.

Will You Continue Writing If Your First Book Did Not Sell?

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Unfortunately, many have already given up or quit writing because the book that they thought could make them a bestselling author has totally disappointed them, terminating their desire to be a good author.

In a world where thousands of books are published yearly and affected by the rapid decline of reading, many are struggling in the field of writing with shattered dreams.

What is making the situation worse is the sick habit of some famous writers, who often use Social Media platforms to discredit other writers’ work as a way to draw readers’ attention to their works or gain more recognition and fame.

Again, some unknown and new writers who want their voice heard or recognition resort to undermining other writers’ work on social platforms as well. 

I have read such distasteful comments about other writers over and over, wondering: Why do some people live with greed and selfishness, aiming to achieve whatever they are looking for?

As a matter of fact, if one is intelligent enough to write a book, that intelligence is enough to teach the person that “Success comes to people who wish others success. They should conduct research and find out: “Whoever digs a hole against someone will surely fall into that hole himself.”

As an aspiring writer, what pushed you into writing? What are the motives that triggered your desire into book publishing, money, or fame? 

I’m interested in these questions because if you’re an aspiring or new writer, entering into the field of publishing, with the desire of becoming a millionaire overnight, then I’m sorry, you will end up disappointed and depressed.

This is the situation many aspiring writers are facing today. What many writers have failed to realize is that stepping into the field of book publishing as a new writer is like a stranger proposing to a woman he finds attractive. 

She doesn’t know you; she, therefore, needs more time to know your background and where you come from.

This investigation or proposal may last a month or years, depending on what kind the lady she is. After her investigations, if she is satisfied, she will accept the man’s proposal and marry him. In the same way, it takes a short or very long time for readers to accept or reject your book as an author.

If you have this in mind, as a new writer, before entering the field of book publishing, you will always be happy, easy, and relaxed, no matter how poor or fast your books are moving. 

There shouldn’t be a competition in book publishing. If your book doesn’t suit this generation, another generation will accept it. The reason many writers become famous years after their death is.

There is a time for everything. A time to sow and to harvest, sickness and healthiness. Thus, there will be a time when the underestimated shall be estimated. 

Let this article encourage you if you have already given up or decided to do so. Even though the writing is considered to be one of the most dangerous professions, let the writing continue unabated until the bones are rotten.

Book Review: How Fake Reviews Have Tarnished The Image Of The Publishing Industry

Book reviews are mainly based on false reviews.


Apart from promotion, marketing, and the effectiveness of social media, book review plays an important role in the sales of books. A good review reflects on how good or great the book is, giving it a unique recognition, to entice book readers to go for the product.

Writing a book without any effort to sell it is like putting a lighted candle under an upside-down bucket; no one will see the ray of light, supposed to brighten the environment. 

As a matter of fact, as an aspiring writer, I thought writing a book was the toughest thing on earth until I realized that the hardest part of being an author is facing the reality of promoting or marketing your book.

Like flowers depend on rain or water to blossom, every writer dreams of getting a good review to enhance the sales of his or her book; unfortunately, a review doesn’t come easily. Since it doesn’t come easy, many resort to the means of dishonesty, by faking reviews, at many bookstores, including Amazon, Createspace, and Barnes and Noble.

Life is full of dishonesty and cheating to the extent that, if you don’t follow up to live in that category, you are considered a fool in society. The desire to make it to the top has brought corruption to the book review industry today. 

Many pay for a book review, something I will never do, the fact that I consider it a bribe to someone to review my book. If you are confident your book is good, please desist from paying for a review. This is advice I will give to any genuine author.

Let’s take, for example, if my book isn’t good since I have paid to be reviewed, there is a certain pressure on the reviewer to give me a good review. In my opinion, an author should rely on a review from an unknown reader. 

Just be patient, no matter how long it takes. Don’t let the desire to sell your book at all costs push you into certain things that question your integrity and diminish your credibility as an author or writer.

Cheating ‘Bestselling, award-winning author, R.J. Ellory. He was exposed after faking his reviews for years to reach the top

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One of the famous writers who resorted to dishonesty by cheating at the top is R.J. Ellory. The cheating, ‘Bestselling, award-winning’ author was caught faking Amazon reviews for both his own books and the books of his competitors. 

Ellory was caught writing fake Amazon reviews by fellow author Jeremy Duns online. He praises his own work and fakes reviews against his competitors, whom he sees as his enemies.

He sold millions of books under false reviews, while his followers acknowledged him as one of the world’s greatest writers. There are many genuine writers with good stories because they aren’t cheating; no one knows, cares, or classifies them as good writers or authors. 

They don’t even have enough followers on Twitter or Facebook, because we are in a world where liars and cheats are easily accepted in society. After all, they often appear on television to deceive the people.

Recently, one of the biggest online bookshops has deleted many reviews that they suspected to be fake. Patience moves mountains. As writers and authors aiming to sell our books, we should take our reputation and credibility into consideration to live clean.