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Books
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At independence in 1960, Somaliland had produced only two university graduates, not a single qualified doctor or nurse, and just one secondary school for boys in the entire territory. It is with statistics as stark as these that Dr Abdullahi Deria builds his case in A Brief History of Formal…
At independence in 1960, Somaliland had produced only two university graduates, not a single qualified doctor or nurse, and just one secondary school for boys in the entire territory. It is with statistics as stark as these that Dr Abdullahi Deria builds his case in A Brief History of Formal…
Thoughts
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Contemporary anxieties over Somali “Arabisation” frequently reproduce colonial ideas of authenticity, misread Islamic influence as cultural displacement, and overlook the more consequential erosion of language and intergenerational memory.…
Contemporary anxieties over Somali “Arabisation” frequently reproduce colonial ideas of authenticity, misread Islamic influence as cultural displacement, and overlook the more consequential erosion of language and intergenerational memory.…
Cinema
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The film Out of Africa, set in colonial Kenya, explores the tension between romance, empire, and the European imagination of Africa. Beneath its love story lies a meditation on freedom, power, and belonging.…
The film Out of Africa, set in colonial Kenya, explores the tension between romance, empire, and the European imagination of Africa. Beneath its love story lies a meditation on freedom, power, and belonging.…
Culture
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African writers are moving beyond the defensive posture of postcolonial discourse. Their work negotiates identity, recognition, and literary authority within an increasingly global cultural economy.…
African writers are moving beyond the defensive posture of postcolonial discourse. Their work negotiates identity, recognition, and literary authority within an increasingly global cultural economy.…
Culture
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From colonial discipline to chosen expression, Sali Ali delves into how dress became a site where African bodies reclaim meaning, history, and agency.…
From colonial discipline to chosen expression, Sali Ali delves into how dress became a site where African bodies reclaim meaning, history, and agency.…
Thoughts
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In January 1964, a manual labourer from Uganda seized power in Zanzibar. The revolution, and the violence that followed in its wake, would reshape the region forever.…
In January 1964, a manual labourer from Uganda seized power in Zanzibar. The revolution, and the violence that followed in its wake, would reshape the region forever.…
Interviews
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Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic leaders. …
Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic leaders. …
