Swahili Lit Fest 2022: Exploring language(s) and Boundaries Written by Hekaya Initiative on February 11, 2022. Posted in SLF. Since the beginning, we have been grappling with questions on identity as regards Uswahili, a theme that has taken different... Continue reading
Professor Mohamed Hyder: ‘Ishi sana ufe Sana’. Written by Hekaya Initiative on April 27, 2020. Posted in Interviews, Nonfiction, Prof Hyder, Uncategorized. Leave a Comment On Thursday 23rd April 2020, we lost a dear friend, a parent, mentor, a brilliant scholar, a visionary, Professor Mohamed... Continue reading
SLF: Swahili Identities & The Swahili Commemorative Hall Written by Hekaya Initiative on April 26, 2020. Posted in Nonfiction. Leave a Comment The form which the Swahili Literary Festival has assumed is such that we cannot talk of Swahili Identities without talking... Continue reading
Swahili Literary Festival: Building a Generation of Critical Thinkers Written by Hekaya Initiative on April 25, 2020. Posted in Nonfiction. Leave a Comment The annual Swahili Literary Festival happened from 4th to 8th March 2020 under the theme “Identity Politics”, seeking... Continue reading
Maalim Shihab and identity politics in the Swahili Coast. Written by Hekaya Initiative on August 17, 2019. Posted in Book review, Interviews, Nonfiction, Prose. Leave a Comment To read Latifa Chiragdhin’s ‘Shihabuddin Chiraghdin: Life Journey of a Swahili Scholar’, (available on Amazon) a biography... Continue reading