Trapped by Tradition: The Widows of Ukerewe and the Ritual They Cannot Escape By Kizito Makoye Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service -

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/trapped-by-tradition-the-widows-of-ukerewe-and-the-ritual-they-cannot-escape/ UKARA, Tanzania(, Apr 4 2025 (IPS) - The night after her husband was laid to rest, 24-year-old Vivian Magesa sat in the dimly lit brick-walled house, surrounded by women from her late husband’s family. She had spent the past few days in mourning, wrapped in a white shroud, her head shaved as custom dictated. But as the hushed voices of her in-laws filled the room, Magesa realized her grief was far from over. Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service -