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From Page to Screen: Crafting, shooting and producing the Kenyan cinematic story.

Volume 20, Issue 2, 2023

number 61

Editorial

The SAMOSA Festival, the cultural arm of AwaaZ,   (www.samosafestival.com) has held regular film screenings since 2005 and while we have shown many great films from Africa and…
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SPECIAL FEATURE

Harry Thuku

A SPECIAL FEATURE The following document was exhibited by Kibacia Gatu at a Conference hosted by the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Nairobi in October 2022. The Theme was: ‘Recasting Mau Mau Discourse: Reflections on the Declaration of the State of Emergency 70 years later.’ The document consists of a letter written by William Jenkins of the American Consular Service in Nairobi dated 1922 to Rev. William Knapp in Kyambu regarding the Harry Thuku ‘riot’ that year. Rev. Knapp’s reply is interesting – his concern about keeping the Africans, particularly the Kikuyus, away from Indian influence; and Christians from Moslems. Clearly ‘divide…
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Book & film Reviews

Short Book Reviews

Women in Iberian Filmic Culture (Book)Publisher: Intellect BooksA Feminist Approach to the Cinemas of Portugal and SpainEditor Elena Cordero-Hoyo and Begoña Soto-VázquezGBP 32.95 | 222 pages |…
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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.

Friends Of AwaaZ

Yash and Jill Ghai, Mohez Karmali, Gijsbert Oonk, Vijoo Rattansi, Victoria Commercial Bank Charitable Trust, I& M Bank, Willy Mutunga, Chandaria Foundation, Asian Foundation, Firoze Manji, Muthoni Wanyeki, Wanjiru Gikonyo, Kirit Pattni, Ismail Ramadhani, Dr. Ramadhan Marjan, Radha Upadhyaya, Benegal Pereira, Mburu Gitu, Neela Ghoshal, Hindpal Jabbal, Krishna Sondhi, Nyawira Muthiga, Sheetal Kapila, Fiona Mati, Ramnik Shah, Shiraz Durrani, Madhukant Shah, Rosemelle Mutoka, Nivi Sharma, Salim Damji, Juzar Hooker, Mark Ojal, Mohinder Dhillon, Karen Rothmyer, Sachen Shah, Akbar Husein, Peter Kiama, Sarah and Felix Kyalo, Karim Hirji, Sultan Somjee, Musti and Shakila Mamujee