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A Review of ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
( PG – 13, 1h 33mins, 17 Feb 2017(USA), Directed by Raoul Peck) The nominee for the best documentary feature at the 89th academy awards, I Am Not Your Negro is already considered a cinematic spectacle in its own essence by a variety of critics. The poignant and cogent documentary is realistically scathing the contemporary and prevalent … Read the rest
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Political poetry as a crime: Inside the surreal trial of Dareen Tatour
Arresting a Palestinian for publishing a political poem is extraordinary. Having to prove at trial that police mistranslated her poem is nothing short of surreal. By Yoav Haifawi Dareen Tatour at the Nazareth Magistrates Court. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) It has been nearly a year and a half since Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was arrested in her home in northern Israel … Read the rest
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Part.4. African’s Peacefull Means: Micro-cultural aspects of violence in Africa
From the Book Peace By African’s Peaceful Means By Raïs Neza Boneza With micro-cultural aspects, we shall concentrate our inquiry on local culture and customs. Africans are d… Read the rest
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Is music activism cleansing the soul of Europe?
Reflecting on David Rovics, Kristian Svenson And Elona Planman passage in Trondheim, Norway. By Raïs Neza Boneza With the recent refugee a.ka. migrants and economic crisis shadowing Europe, there is hope after all, few artists are breaking the barrier of the usual “brouhaha of humanitarian concert a la Bono and Geldof”. Recently, it easy to see that the … Read the rest
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Nandi | by Rais Neza Boneza | An African Lyrical Story
I have reached my destination; I trace calligraphies. My quill seems to pour its ink unto the banks of the Tanganyika Lake. The sacred place, to which from the other side of the frontier, I confined my boredom and worries when I was that youth. Nevertheless, always hence along my way. How have I arrived at the kraal … Read the rest
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Hullo my dear freinds
I have been quite silent around here. But now I have decided to publish both my old and new work / activities on this website. This erea will be then a repository of my earlier and new work/activities. I hope you support and share with me. Below is a picture of my writers freinds and colleagues during a conference in … Read the rest