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My Journey In Islam, And How The World Views Us (Ramy)

Most contemporary Muslims face a complex and ongoing struggle to reconcile their faith in God with the many different aspects of their lives in the modern world. And for reverts, it is an especially important fight as we navigate the complexities of life and the

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Wairimu Kagichu
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Growing Up Through Sarafina: Kenya’s First, Second and Third Liberations  
I am not sure whether I am awake or I am dreaming. I am also not sure what day of the week it is, but since we are having mukimo for supper, it must be Saturday. I am seven years old. My old man fishes

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Lewis-Miller Kaphira
A Writer’s Diary: Leaving Nairobi for Iten

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Kiprop Kimutai
This Is How I Ditched Procrastination

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Alivitsa Lynn

Analo Kanga

"Rebranding as an artist means that I get to take centre stage of the creative process and the art in projects I embark on."

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Doddy Maru
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
"Writing is also an act of witness, of naming the demons. The ritual of exorcism starts with the negative entity naming itself."

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Rasna Warah
Norma Swenson
"Even women with access to resources are becoming increasingly critical of the quality of the health and medical care they receive. Both quality of healthcare and outcomes are getting worse."

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Rasna Warah
John Sibi-Okumu
"Should I be gnashing and grinding my teeth for lack of recognition for my contribution to journalism as a presenter and columnist? And to film, as an actor?"

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Rasna Warah
Angi Yoder-Maina
"The fragmentation of the social fabric created by violence, inequity, injustice, and pain means we do not have safe spaces that allow us to build supportive and caring communities."

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Rasna Warah
Rose Lukalo
"We simply must have more women’s voices speaking on as many topics as possible through the news media. That’s the bottom line."

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Rasna Warah
Joseph Kamaru-KMRU
"I started playing and the owner was like 'What’s happening? It's just sounds and we want music'."

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Chia Kayanda
Part 2: Joseph Kamaru-KMRU
"I realized that it was becoming important that I know my grandfather as a musician."

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Chia Kayanda
Naomi Njeri Mwaura
"These increasing investments in road infrastructure are encouraging more private vehicle ownership, which is exacerbating the traffic challenge within the city."

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Rasna Warah

My Body Betrays Me, Again 

The Quiet in my head finds a way to jump out and grow bigger. The market pulsates with the familiar hum of hustle but the quiet augments itself, a behemoth on a mission. This short man with eyes begging for a pillow looks at me

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Ndegwa Nguru

Idumi Irakuduma. Manhood Undoes Itself

The word culture, as used and practiced by Hip Hop artists, shows me just how detached I am from the people who produced me, my fathers. It shows me the amount of debt I owe the people I have produced, my sons; my father calls

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Bulimu Chole
Schizophrenia, Depression and Pill Fatigue

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Wairimu Kagichu
My Home Buries Bodies

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Angel Lovely

The One Thing You Should Read About Grace Onyango (1924-2023)

Had Grace Monica Akech Onyango never joined politics, her contribution to society would already have been immense.

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Lilian Mutinda
CHASING UMRAH
Chasing Umra: The Governor Lamu Almost Had
I remember where I was on the day that the results of the Lamu Gubernatorial race were announced. Saturday 13 August 2022. I sat on the living room rug of my childhood home in Mombasa watching the votes get counted on a TV that never

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Chia Kayanda
So Long, Lorna

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Whitney Muhadi
I Listen Louder

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Lilian Mutinda and Eddy Ashioya
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