FWD: “Modern Swahili: The Integration of Arabic Culture Into Swahili Literature" - Hanah Mwaliwa
In this afikra FWD, Hana Ebrahim introduces us to the article, “Modern Swahili: The Integration of Arabic Culture Into Swahili Literature”. Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from other continents such as Asia and Europe. Such visitors came to Africa as explorers, missionaries, traders, and colonialists. Arabs have had a particularly long history of interaction with East African people, and have therefore made a significant contribution to the development of the Swahili language.
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Bas Sou'al
afikra is all about asking questions and exploring something new. This series takes some of the questions about the histories and cultures of the Arab world asked and explored in one of our community presentations, and broadens it into a podcast episode hosted by Mysa Kafil-Hussain and Yasmin Khawaja with community members from our global chapters.
