Orishada.com reports that World Ifa Festival was held Saturday June 6, 2009 at Oketase the World Ifa Temple, Ile-Ife. This festival celebrates the New Year for all the traditional Yoruba practitioners.
Continue reading...18. May 2009
As arrests and investigations rise across the country, in particular in Florida and California, we have to ask ourselves - is it animal rights, western intolerance or religious bigotry?
Continue reading...1. May 2007
Who is ÀJË and what constitutes ÀJË ? Popular western mythology considers ÀJË to be a witch. Is that so? In my opinion, there is a huge difference between ÀJË of the Yorùbá mythology and the witch of the western mythology.
Continue reading...27. September 2006
Scarification, as a cultural activity, is widely performed across Africa. Not only are they perceived as aesthetically pleasing, they are also functional, for example indicating one's lineage.
Continue reading...17. May 2009
Prosecutors dropped animal cruelty charges Thursday against a man who was sacrificing animals in his Lawndale home for religious purposes.
Continue reading...16. May 2009
Two Bay Area women were arrested Thursday afternoon for felony animal cruelty in connection with the killing of four chickens in Marin County.
Continue reading...1. May 2009
The origin of our purpose in life is embedded within the soul (Okra) or the interior Self. The interior Self is driven by a purpose or reason for being or what we call Nkrabea or destiny.
Continue reading...23. March 2009
"My religion has given me the greatest respect for life and living things. It has connected me with my environment. Santeria allows me to be a Caribbean person, because it is Afro-Caribbean."
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16. June 2009
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