Ngugi’s work critiqued each British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society. Famend Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at age 87, his relations have introduced. “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o,” his daughter Wanjiku Wa Ngugi wrote on Fb on Wednesday. “He…
The movie is impressed by dissident director Jafar Panahi’s personal expertise in jail. An Iranian thriller movie that explores corruption and state violence within the nation has gained the the Palme d’Or, the coveted prime prize on the Cannes Movie Pageant. It Was Simply an Accident, directed by dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, was topped…
In 2015, on the peak of the refugee disaster in Europe, as a report 1.3 million individuals, largely Syrians fleeing civil conflict, sought asylum, Pau Aleikum Garcia was in Athens, serving to these arriving within the Greek capital after a deadly sea journey. The then 25-year-old Spanish volunteer organized housing for refugees in deserted services…
What occurred in Palestine in 1948? Yearly on Could 15, Palestinians all over the world mark the Nakba, or disaster, referring to the ethnic cleaning of Palestine in 1948. Having secured the help of the British authorities for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, on Could 14, 1948, as quickly because the British…
French actor Gérard Depardieu was discovered responsible on Could 13 of sexually assaulting two girls on a 2021 movie set.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Photos of outdated Damascus and Aleppo adorn the partitions of a modest restaurant tucked into Bole Michael, a working-class neighbourhood close to Addis Ababa’s worldwide airport. Chatter in Arabic and Amharic fills the air, mingling with the scorching of a grill roasting a large shawarma skewer and oil crackling round crunchy…
However the movie has discovered resonance within the current in addition to the previous, as Brazil grapples with the fallout of a modern-day coup try. Simply final month, President Lula marked the second anniversary of a riot in Brasilia’s Three Powers Plaza, the place protesters had hoped to spark one other army rebellion. Hundreds of…
On The Stream, we take a look at how Ukrainians harness artwork as a robust software of protest and resistance throughout wartime. For greater than three years, the battle in Ukraine has devastated civilian lives and put the nation’s cultural heritage in danger. But, amid the battle, artists, musicians, and creatives proceed to supply highly…
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been delayed after lethal wildfires raged by the Los Angeles space. The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have lastly been revealed, after two delays as a result of devastating wildfires raging throughout southern California in the USA. The wildfires have but to abate, with a brand…
Legendary Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov shares his journey, preserving and redefining the traditional artwork of mugham music. In Baku’s Worldwide Mugham Middle, Alim Qasimov, a dwelling legend of Azerbaijani music, retains the soul of mugham alive. With a voice that transcends borders, Qasimov bridges historical traditions and modern relevance, weaving timeless tales into his artwork….
