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Retelling what is remembered has been part of everyday life in Africa for generations. It is the way through which history was passed on and understood. This book offers a glimpse of life that was part of contact zones that spanned across the Indian
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Retelling what is remembered has been part of everyday life in Africa for generations. It is the way through which history was passed on and understood. This book offers a glimpse of life that was part of contact zones that spanned across the Indian ocean. It focuses on the Swahili coast, particularly in Kilwa and Zanzibar, presenting the life of Salama binti Rubeya through whom we understand endurance, resistance and belonging in cosmopolitan contexts. In an area where oral histories are part of everyday life and not much has been written on the oralities, Salama’s voice is a rare, primary, insider source on life from the 1910’s to the 1960’s. It explores various themes including race and ethnicity, belonging and the pre-revolution politics of Zanzibar. Contained within are memories of Salama binti Rubeya of Kilwa and Zanzibar, married to Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Hamdani of Mkunazini, Zanzibar, mother to Nafisa, Abdulrahman (Guy), Rabia, Abdulrahim, Mariam, Zakia and Salha (co-author).
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