Daily Archives: August 9, 2010
RETHINKING ISLAM: dispatches from the Kenyan left
. Having attended an Islamic school during my very important formative years, I’m free of those unique suspicions that plague any red-blooded anti-Muslim or the paranoia of American neo-conservatives in D.C over people blowing themselves up like Christmas trees. Perhaps, … Continue reading
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NAIROBI
At about 1660 metres above the sea, my first thoughts on Nairobi are that it is a city, in Robert Browning’s words ‘crowded with culture’. This largely owing to the daily busloads of rustics and aliens- charming in the independence … Continue reading
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