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Gone Is Yesterday
Written from the viewpoint of a young woman growing up in Zanzibar, Naila Barwani's book is a compelling first-hand account of life on the island, with its social, family, religious and economic traditions and its historical links with Oman. An excellent read, whether seen as biography, cultural history, or sociology, the book focuses on the life of a leading Arab family in a narrative replete with memorable event, vivid description, and characters portrayed with great warmth and humanity. Gone is Yesterday starts off from a time when some ex-slaves still lived in their former masters' households, very much as an integral part of the family, to the tumultuous Revolution of 1964; movingly capturing the sadness and nostalgia felt by those compelled to leave the island with its centuries-old patterns of life, work and religion; a glimpse into the fabled Swahili culture. The narrative is best savoured in its original version in Swahili, Imepita Jana, included herein for those able to understand that most dominant language in East Africa.
Forget Me Not
Within a novella's constraints Naila Barwani creates a narrative that explores such universal problems as sibling rivalry, love, guilt, communications and parenting. When a marriage enquiry from the father of a distant cousin mistakenly mentions Nadya instead of older sister Shadya, it causes a painful series of events involving the whole family: an endlessly generous but strictly fair father, a mother who indulges just one of her squabbling daughters, and Omar, the distant cousin regarded as an ideal suitor. By way of deft psychological portrayal, the story guides us through the familiar highs and lows of human relationships to a denouement that manages to be both sad and reassuring. This compilation includes both the English translation and the original text in Swahili.
Zanzibar Was a Country
Zanzibar Was a Country traces the history of a Swahili-speaking Arab diaspora from East Africa to Oman. In Oman today, whole communities in Muscat speak Swahili, have recent East African roots, and practice forms of sociality associated with the urban culture of the Swahili coast. These "Omani Zanzibaris" offer the most significant contemporary example in the Gulf, as well as in the wider Indian Ocean region, of an Afro-Arab community that maintains a living connection to Africa in a diasporic setting. While they come from all over East Africa, a large number are postrevolution exiles and emigrés from Zanzibar. Their stories provide a framework for the broader transregional entanglements of decolonization in Africa and the Arabian Gulf. Using both vernacular historiography and life histories of men and women from the community, Nathaniel Mathews argues that the traumatic memories of the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964 are important to nation-building on both sides of the Indian Ocean.
Tamasha
A with both the original Swahili version and the English translation. When Hassan's parents decide to move the family to the island of Serena, Hassan longs for a child his age to play with. On the grounds of Tamasha, a beautiful, mysterious house full of terrible secrets, he meets Huda, a sweet girl tormented by her cruel father and sadistic cousin. Despite all odds, and in secret, Hassan and Huda become the best of friends, sharing every happiness and sorrow. But terrible secrets won't stay in the past, and the children are forbidden to see each other ever again. As adults, can they find their way back to each other? Can the truth help Huda survive the abuse she has known all her life, and find peace? Can Hassan be courageous enough to face his parents' secret, and to give Huda the love she deserves? Can the true love and friendship that we know as children heal the wounds of the past? This wonderfully written, engaging book will touch readers' hearts and keep them guessing to the very end.
Tamasha
This book has both the English and original Swahili versions. When Hassan's parents decide to move the family to the island of Serena, Hassan longs for a child his age to play with. On the grounds of Tamasha, a beautiful, mysterious house full of terrible secrets, he meets Huda, a sweet girl tormented by her cruel father and sadistic cousin. Despite all odds, and in secret, Hassan and Huda become the best of friends, sharing every happiness and sorrow. But terrible secrets won't stay in the past, and the children are forbidden to see each other ever again. As adults, can they find their way back to each other? Can the truth help Huda survive the abuse she has known all her life, and find peace? Can Hassan be courageous enough to face his parents' secret, and to give Huda the love she deserves? Can the true love and friendship that we know as children heal the wounds of the past? This wonderfully written, engaging book will touch readers' hearts and keep them guessing to the very end.
Mystical Power and Politics on the Swahili Coast
Traces changing visions of mystical power and authority on the island of Pemba, whose people's reputed resistance to outside rule has shaped the national narratives of both Zanzibar and Tanzania. For two centuries, Pemba, the second largest island of Zanzibar, has been known by East Africans and outsiders alike as rich in dangerous knowledge. Despite Pembans' reputation for piety and deep Islamic knowledge, uchawi- 'mystical work and power', sometimes termed 'magic', 'witchcraft', or 'sorcery' - has long featured in diverse visions of their identity and as key to worldly power. Today, as traditional methods of securing agency are called into question and new ways proliferate, the mystical wo...
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Shadows Of The Sun
Shadows of the Sun is Naila Hina's second book by the grace of Almighty Allah. It is the collection of poems she has been writing since early years as a daily journal. It is a multilingual spectrum of poetry, as she has written and translated poems in several languages. The Shadows Of The Sun by Naila Hina: A former Navy engineering University Instructor and a manager in top notch firms, Naila Hina is a friend of the world and the director general of world press agency Pakistan chapter, APCESX business group, USA. Naila Hina is humanitarian and graceful.She holds basic degree in Mechanical Engineering with MBA and CMA Multitalented and multilingual, she has written these books and poems since childhood. Her book name is Bahisht e Char Saat. ( A Paradise Of Few Moments.)Many articles and poetry, science fiction videos and fantasy are available online and on UTube.She has availed international recognition and awards and diplomas in literature peace humanity and culture.
