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Reluctant dreamers

The Society of Reluctant Dreamers: A Glimpse Into the Remnants of Communist Angola

03/08/2020
Books & Reviews
In his translated historical fiction, The Society of Reluctant Dreamers, Jose Eduardo Agualusa, an Angolan journalist,
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Pachinko: A rich historical fiction following four generations of a Korean family exiled in Japan

28/06/2020
Books & Reviews
History has failed us, but no matter. A comprehensive yet well written historical fiction is a
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The Forty Rules of Love Enchanted by Sufi Mysticism and a Historical Trip Through the Middle East

28/05/2020
Books & Reviews
For the silk to prosper, the silkworm must die … and this is the essence of
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Girl, Woman, Other: Diaspora women of colour grounding their reinvented identities

24/05/2020
Books & Reviews
First published on Business Daily Africa in May 2020. Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other won the
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Exploring Both the Turmoil and Freedom of Being Multiple in Akwaeke’s Debut Novel – Freshwater

24/05/2020
Books & Reviews
First published on Business Daily Africa in February 2020 Akwaeke is half Igbo half Tamil, neither
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Young, Female, Kenyan: The She Doctors Driving Change in Healthcare

10/03/2020
Life Stories
When we say doctor, subconsciously, most of us envision a man. As with other professions we
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Dr. Carol Nthiwa Becomes The Urologist Who Would Have Saved Her Mother’s Life

10/03/2020
Life Stories
Carol became the doctor who would have saved her mother’s life. She died when Carol was
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Dr. Susan Karanja Among the Only Three Female Neurosurgeons in Kenya

10/03/2020
Life Stories
Susan was born in Nairobi and grew in Kikuyu. She attended Consolata Primary School, went on
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Dr. Neema Mbaruku: First Female to Register in Orthopedic Surgery in Kenya

10/03/2020
Life Stories
Neema grew up in Nairobi in the middle class home of a nuclear family. One of
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Surgeon Dr. Marilynn Omondi Shares on Coping With Losing a Patient

09/03/2020
Life Stories
During Marilynn’s internship in a gynaecological clinic, there was a woman who had been struggling with
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