AUTHOR: LEO IGWE

Where Are Secular Lawyers?

May 17, 2024 | Feature Article

This question has agitated me over the years, and it persists. At a recent event in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, a participant ...

Touring for More and Better Humanism

May 8, 2024 | Feature Article

I just returned from a speaking tour of the United States where I tried to impress on my audience the necessity for a pa ...

Ukpabio's "Freedom from Witchcraft Attacks" Incites Hatred and Violence Against ...

May 4, 2024 | Feature Article

Helen Ukpabio 39;s Freedom from Witchcraft Attacks is disturbing for so many reasons. First, the program reinforces wit ...

Prosecute Helen Ukpabio and Liberty Gospel Church for Alleging Witchcraft and Fu...

May 2, 2024 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the Nigerian authorities to prosecute the country 39;s notorious witch hunter He ...

How Philosophy for Children Will Benefit Africans

Apr 29, 2024 | Feature Article

I traveled to the US in March/April where I met with facilitators of Philosophy for Children(P4C). An executive member o ...

Question-to-Answer Approach to Critical Thinking in Schools

Apr 27, 2024 | Feature Article

In a previous article, I discussed the question-to-question approach to fostering critical thinking skills in schools. I ...

A Question-to-Question Approach to Critical Thinking in Schools

Apr 23, 2024 | Feature Article

To foster critical reasoning in schools, especially in primary schools, I have adopted a definition of critical thinking ...

Witch hunting and religious freedom in Africa

Apr 18, 2024 | Feature Article

In this piece, I make a case for witch-hunting as a religious freedom issue. Witch hunting, the search and purging of ...

Questionstorming: How Critical Thinking Makes Business Sense

Mar 23, 2024 | Feature Article

The Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation has been working and campaigning to promote critical thinking skills ...

Humanism, Female Genital Mutilation, and Islamic Theocracy in The Gambia

Mar 11, 2024 | Feature Article

The West African Humanist Network deplores attempts by Muslim clerics and parliamentarians to repeal the ban on Female G ...

Humanism, Female Genital Mutilation, and Islamic Theocracy in The Gambia

Mar 11, 2024 | Feature Article

The West African Humanist Network deplores attempts by Muslim clerics and parliamentarians to repeal the ban on Female G ...

We can do more and do better for humanism in this century

Mar 11, 2024 | Feature Article

I will commence a speaking tour of the United States this week. And I am looking forward to meeting friends and colleagu ...

Thought for the Day and BBC Exclusion of Humanists

Mar 6, 2024 | Feature Article

The story of my journey to humanism will not be complete without referencing the British Broadcasting Corporation (BB ...

Stop Stoning Alleged Witches in Africa

Mar 6, 2024 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges all Africans to desist from stoning suspected witches or anyone accused of harmin ...

`Bird Witch`: Tackle Peddlers of Witchcraft Fears and Misconceptions on Social M...

Mar 1, 2024 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the African public to tackle all peddlers of superstitious fears and ignorance on ...

Stop Witchcraft Accusations and Trial by Ordeal in Guinea Bissau

Feb 23, 2024 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the government of Guinea Bissau to take urgent measures to end witch persecution ...

A Case for Philosophy for Children in African Schools

Feb 17, 2024 | Feature Article

Many years ago, I came across the idea of philosophy for children, but brushed it aside. I never took it seriously becau ...

Leo Igwe

Leo Igwe holds a doctoral degree in religious studies and has a research interest in religion and transhumanism. More Leo Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. Igwe is a former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in campaigning against and documenting the impacts of child witchcraft accusations.