Showing posts with label African. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African. Show all posts
October 22, 2011

Consciousness, Motivation and Violence: Review of War of Words, War of Stones

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Jonathon Glassman. War of Words, War of Stones: Racial Thought and Violence in Colonial Zanzibar. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 201...
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August 26, 2009

Darfur's Skeleton on DVD

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One of the best documentaries about the Darfur conflict, Darfur's Skeleton moves beyond all the 'genocide' talk of 'experts...
March 21, 2009

Videos on Swahili Culture and Civilization

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Listen to what Mark Horton has to say, about how the British tried to make the history of the Swahili an 'Arab' history. Finally, Ba...
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December 2, 2008

The Black Sidis of Gujarat

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full article here The Black Sidis of Gujarat are a tribal Sufi community of East African origin which came to India eight centuries ago and ...
September 23, 2008

The African Presence in Oman: Research Questions

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My research looks at the influence of Swahili culture on Oman. This research is extremely relevant at the present time. The Arab/African dic...
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Sudanese: 'What Arab-African rift?'

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While the World sees only Arab-African conflict in Darfur, pockets of amity thrive unnoticed. Christian Science Monitor by Heba Aly Dongola,...
August 3, 2008

Zanzibar: Island Paradise, Islamic Society, and Tourist Destination Gone Wild

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The first impressions of Zanzibar (at least if you come by the ferry from Dar es Salaam) are almost inevitably of the relentless activity of...
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