Thursday 21 May 2026
Memory
Culture
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Born in voice and memory, oral stories once shaped how the world was understood and lived. On the page, they return to those meanings, not to fix them, but to question and rethink them.…
Born in voice and memory, oral stories once shaped how the world was understood and lived. On the page, they return to those meanings, not to fix them, but to question and rethink them.…
Culture
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Through the lens of Sudanese photographers, including those who remain in war zones, the unseen toll of war comes alive, bearing witness to what is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. From the heart of conflict to Harlem, Resistance in Memory refuses to let the world look away.…
Through the lens of Sudanese photographers, including those who remain in war zones, the unseen toll of war comes alive, bearing witness to what is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. From the heart of conflict to Harlem, Resistance in Memory refuses to let the world look away.…
Thoughts
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A redevelopment project in Nairobi’s Ngara district promises revival—but raises deeper questions about capital, memory, and who has the right to shape the city.…
A redevelopment project in Nairobi’s Ngara district promises revival—but raises deeper questions about capital, memory, and who has the right to shape the city.…
Interviews
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A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
Culture
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Emerging from slavery and displacement, Gnawa music transforms rhythm and ritual into a living archive. Its sound carries history, survival, and collective memory across generations.…
Emerging from slavery and displacement, Gnawa music transforms rhythm and ritual into a living archive. Its sound carries history, survival, and collective memory across generations.…
Culture
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The Amazigh New Year unfolds as a language spoken by land, labor, and memory rather than by numbers. Across North Africa, Iyennayer renews an ancient contract between people, soil, and time.…
The Amazigh New Year unfolds as a language spoken by land, labor, and memory rather than by numbers. Across North Africa, Iyennayer renews an ancient contract between people, soil, and time.…
Opinion
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Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
Thoughts
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A Somali scholar returns home to explore the historic Radiyo Muqdisho archives, mapping the collective memory of the Somali people. …
A Somali scholar returns home to explore the historic Radiyo Muqdisho archives, mapping the collective memory of the Somali people. …
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