Maalim Shihab and identity politics in the Swahili Coast.
To read Latifa Chiragdhin’s ‘Shihabuddin Chiraghdin: Life Journey of a Swahili Scholar’, (available on Amazon) a biography...
IPA Seminar: Africa Rising.
The thought of speaking before an audience numbering a thousand or more filled me with an equal amount of excitement...
Traveling Story
“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” —...
Article one: African fabrics and the role of Khanga in Swahili cultural preservation
“…For literature to remain a veritable tool and agent of social change, it must continue to reflect the conflicts...
Amarula, a play: Thematic plurality.
There is nothing like a live performance. You can look at things on television, and you can look at things on YouTube,...
Swahilipot Hub and a Vibrant Pop-culture
The old Fort, an iconic landmark in Mombasa, far removed from the chaos of the city stands defiantly watching the sea....
The Ghosts of 1589
As the sun plunges into the westerly end of the ocean in slow motion, basketball-like, beyond the weather-beaten skyscrapers...
Strangers in their own land.
Webs of lines are etched deeply into his face. A set of languid, deeply burrowed eyes tell the tale of a man tortured...