FWD: “Modern Swahili: The Integration of Arabic Culture Into Swahili Literature" [Community Presentation]
In this afikra FWD, Hana Ebrahim introduces us to the article, Modern Swahili: The Integration of Arabic Culture Into Swahili Literature. "Due to her geographical position, the African continent has for many centuries hosted visitors from other continents such as Asia and Europe. Such visitors came to Africa as explorers, missionaries, traders, and colonialists. Arabs have had a particularly long history of interaction with East African people, and have therefore made a significant contribution to the development of the Swahili language." Mwaliwa, Hanah. (2018). Modern Swahili: The integration of Arabic culture into Swahili literature.
Note: Hana is not an expert on this subject but is sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in the subject.
About the afikra Community Presentations
A community member delivers an in-depth presentation on a topic related to the Arab world’s history and culture during a one-hour online event. The presentation is the culmination of a month-long afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. The goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity, research, and share some knowledge. Each presentation is followed by a moderated Q&A with questions coming from the live virtual audience on Zoom.
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Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.