… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Mai Neng Moua is certain that many of the people in her life won’t like her new ...

Will Benjamin be able to pay the bride price that Akinyi’s family is asking for? Pic credit: TLC Benjamin made his way to Kenya to meet Akinyi, the woman that he wants to marry. The problem is, if ...

After the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 days, Benjamin is defending himself. Pic credit: TLC On the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days, Benjamin made a major flub ...

Niam, the Hmong mother who comes to vivid life in Mai Neng Moua's new memoir, is an unlikely poster child for girl power. As a young woman in Laos, she broke the rules, running away with a suitor even ...

Stephen Baffour Adjei does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The problem with Kenyan fathers is that they insist on outrageous bride prices, yet their daughters, have had their “legs broken” by someone else. The rule of the thumb seems to be that the father ...