Swahili Lit Fest 4th Edition: Building an Archival Culture Written by Hekaya Initiative on May 8, 2022. Posted in SLF, Uncategorized. The 4th edition of the festival which happened this March was informed by a series of interconnected conversations, some... Continue reading
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
Swahili Literary Festival 2020: Identity Politics on the Swahili Coast Written by Hekaya Initiative on February 27, 2020. Posted in Interviews, Nonfiction. Leave a Comment The Swahili Literary Festival, an annual event entering its second year, is a celebration of the rich intellectual, cultural... Continue reading
HAI Book Hub: The Online Duka is open for business Written by Hekaya Initiative on January 28, 2020. Posted in Book review, Nonfiction, Prose. Leave a Comment Knowledge is created then disseminated through various methods, and bookstores play a vital role in the knowledge economy.... 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
Traveling Story Written by Hekaya Initiative on October 29, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose, Submissions. Leave a Comment “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” —... Continue reading
Article one: African fabrics and the role of Khanga in Swahili cultural preservation Written by Hekaya Initiative on October 9, 2018. Posted in Interviews, Nonfiction, Prose. Leave a Comment “…For literature to remain a veritable tool and agent of social change, it must continue to reflect the conflicts... Continue reading