Fashion and Spirituality in Senegal’s Baye Fall
Sufism is mystical branch of Islam centered on the idea of experiencing the love of God or “Truth,” and forming…
Art & Culture
The Art of Calligraphy: Faiza Bayou’s Eternity Series
The elegantly rich art of calligraphy has its place in the Arabic and/ Islamic culture. As stated by historians, the…
Selam Festival Addis
In its fourth year, Selam Festival Addis [Selam: meaning peace in Ethiopia’s official language] on January 17 and 18 opened…
Keyezua’s Stone Orgasms: A Visual Exploration of the Ritual of Mutilating the Female Body
Women, for centuries, have been living under societal pressure as doctrines and external agents define their bodies, outside of their…
Timbuktu Is Africa’s Lone Shot At Oscars
In one of these pages, we predicted that 2015 was going to be a good year for Ugandan film. What…
