AwaaZ Magazine

Cover Story: Untold Stories of Extra Judicial Killings in Kenya

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Kupigwa na kupokonywa maisha Hakutatuzuia sisi wananchi Kunyakua Uhuru wetu Na haki ya jasho letu Jasho letu Na haki ya...

Reflections on Social Justice Centres, alternative model of community organizing and social movement building in Kenya

By: Lena Anyuolo, Ukombozi Library and Member of Mathare Social Justice Centre with Contribution from Gacheke Gachihi Coordinator Mathare Social...

Extra-Judicial Executions (EJEs) by Police in Kenya

By: Anneke Osse (†) and Naomi van Stapele (ISS/EUR) A policeman wa...

A story of Caroline (Mtetezi) Mwatha as narrated by Wilfred Olal

Growing up in Dandora, Caroline was always referred to as a quiet and ...

Victims Stories

Stories from the Mothers and Survivors Network. An interview with ...

Women and Extra Extrajudicial Killings

Stories of outstanding women working on Extrajudicial Executions from ...

Kenya Human Rights Commission’s work with victims of Extra Judicial Executions

By: Martin Mavenjina Since its registration in January 1994, the Ken...

The Extra Judicial Killing of Jacob Kituku Kilonzi

By: Haki Africa Jacob Kituku was a matatu tout in Mikindani. A young...

Gender and Minority Based Discrimination and Oppression in Kenya’s South Asian community

By: Attiya Waris I have for the past decades watched as my friends an...

Regular Column

A critique (second of three) by Karim Hirji of articles in AwaaZ Volume 15, Issue 2 2018. VS Naipul - Obituary There is no question in my mind that Naipul was a prolific literary giant who well deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature. His ability to craft elegant prose was equaled by only a few of his peers. Yet, I am no fan of Naipul and have read only a couple of his novels. My attraction towards an influential author whose books are interpreted as commentaries on society, past or present, stems from their style as well as substance. And it is...

Race, Class and Identity

By Yuri Prasad Racial prejudice forces us to define ourselves with categories that it has created writes Yuri Prasad. Identity is intrinsic to our very being and poses vital questions: who we think we are; what defines us; who we believe we are connected to — and perhaps as importantly, who we are not, and who we do not feel connected to. It’s not hard to see how such notions become intertwined with those of race, community, ethnicity, and nation.

Editorial cartoons

Auditor General retires August 2019

Justice on Trial

London Calling by Ramnik Shah The British criminal justice system is in dire straits and in need of...

Special Feature

Women at the frontline of the Sudan Revolution - It is about Freedom by Hala al-Karib

The women of Sudan are risking their lives every day on the frontlines of the Sudan Revolution - the most sustained challenge yet to Sudan’s political and militant Islamist regime, a regime that continues trying to rebrand itself in desperate attempts for local and international approval. It has been almost 30 years since the current Sudanese government took over the country...

Perils of Triumphalism By Nandita Haksar

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 with a promise of Sabka Saath, SabkaVikas: Collective Efforts Inclusive Growth. Modi spelled out his vision of governance: Government has only one religion - India first! Government has one holy book - the Constitution. It was a slogan that had an appeal, especially to the 2.31 crore first time voters who came out...

South Asian women strikers are heroes in an anti-racist struggle in the workplace

In 1974, when a few dozen Asian women led a walkout at the Imperial Ty...

Twentieth Century Africa Travelogue

June 2019 Ethiopia 1983-1985 Roots of my African Travelogue Crossin...

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About Awaaz

Awaaz is a magazine published tri-annually out of Nairobi, Kenya. It aims to provide a broad platform for debate and reflection on issues of both contemporary and historical interest. What started off in 2002 as a focus on the role of the South Asian community in the historical, political and socio-economic spheres of Kenya; has now broadened to cover the larger debates on diversity, democracy, human rights and social justice. The magazine also critically examines the role of minorities both as communities in Kenya and East Africa; as well as a concept of human rights in a society be they ethnic, racial, gender based, sexual or political.

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