A Tray of Locust Beans

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‘A Tray of Locust Beans’ is an anthology of previously published short stories and poems written by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, author of the ‘Loud Whispers’ series. Usually known for her sharp, fearless, humorous, and profound non-fiction, her occasional use of short stories and poems provides a refreshing opportunity to address a range of complex societal issues. Passionate, painful, inspirational, hopeful, ‘A Tray of Locust Beans’ is a collection that will make you cry, laugh, cry again, and laugh louder.

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About the Author

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi is a Feminist Scholar and Activist, Gender and Development Specialist, Social Entrepreneur, Policy Advocate, and Writer.
She has a BA (1984) and MA (1988) in History from the University of Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University). She also received an MA in Gender and Society (1992) from Middlesex University, UK.

She is the founder of the African Women’s Leadership Institute based in Kampala, Uganda, which has trained over 6,000 African women leaders over the past twenty years. She co-founded the African Women’s Development Fund, the first pan-African grant-making foundation for women, where she served as Executive Director from 2001-2010.
Mrs Fayemi is the founder of Above Whispers Media Foundation and runs an online community called Abovewhispers.com.
She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Africa Leadership Center, Kings’s College, London.

She is one of the most vocal women’s rights activists and thinkers on the African continent, and a leading voice not only in the African women’s movement and civil society but in the global women’s movement as well.