Prof Mohamed Hyder: A tribute by Prof Micheni Japhet Ntiba
Prof. Hyder- That is the name we called him in the 1980s through the 1990s and beyond, until he passed on last month,...
Author: Hekaya Initiative
Writing the East African Coast.
Thanks to the support from Prof Hyder, I can now stand on my two feet
Tribute by Mohamed Ali Mwachausa
The year was 1995, January, and my peasant parents were wandering all over, trying to...
Prof Mohamed Hyder: A tribute by Bi Latifa Chiraghdin
TRIBUTE TO BABA MWAMADI
Today, we celebrate posthumous your life achievements.
We can never forget nor calibrate upon...
Professor Mohamed Hyder: ‘Ishi sana ufe Sana’.
On Thursday 23rd April 2020, we lost a dear friend, a parent, mentor, a brilliant scholar, a visionary, Professor Mohamed...
SLF: Swahili Identities & The Swahili Commemorative Hall
The form which the Swahili Literary Festival has assumed is such that we cannot talk of Swahili Identities without talking...
Swahili Literary Festival: Building a Generation of Critical Thinkers
The annual Swahili Literary Festival happened from 4th to 8th March 2020 under the theme “Identity Politics”, seeking...
FUAD NAHDI: AN APPRECIATION
By Professor Mohamed Bakari
Fuad Nahdi (1957-2020), a prominent British Muslim journalist, died in London on the 21st...
Dried Rose Petals and Lavender Buds: Colour & Candor at Book Launch
The launch of Dried Rose Petals and Lavender Buds at Nyali Play House this past Sunday was not only an event filled with...
Swahili Literary Festival 2020: Identity Politics on the Swahili Coast
The Swahili Literary Festival, an annual event entering its second year, is a celebration of the rich intellectual, cultural...
Tea Tales Reading Club: Building a Sustainable Reading Ecosystem in the Swahili Coast.
It has been long propagated, erroneously I may add, that people from the Coast do not read. In a previous article, we...