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News: World
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As the presidential elections appear around the corner, Kenyans are getting anxious about how they are going to manage an election in a toxic political environment poisoned by ethnic animosity. In such troubling times, the role of intellectuals is crucial: to help Kenyans clarify the issues, and to help them imagine a different scenario that would help us vote peacefully and with our conscie ... - Hassan Omar Hassan's article on Kibaki's Kikuyu-centric presidency captured the very disturbing scenes in the TV news reports about the soaring fuel prices and the volatile Kenyan shilling. It was really discomforting to see that the two of the most important sectors of the economy - energy and finance - were headed by members of the Gema community, especially when we all see people getti ...
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I guess it is in the character of my friend, Sharif Khalill, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation Canada, to put one on a podium before a distinguished assemblage of guests comprising members of the diplomatic community, Members of Parliament, Directors in the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry, staff of international development agencies, CEOs from corporate Canada, senior academics, and ask one to get the ...
Books
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See The Zeleza Post Review by PT Zeleza, Editor, "The Poverty of African Thought: A Review" June 10, 2010: "...Unfortunately, the more I read it the more my expectations were dashed. The encyclopedia is poorly conceived and too many of the essays lack analytical rigor and seem ra ...
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Zeleza's important and insightful collection of essays is essential reading for those seeking a more nuanced understanding of the global Pan-African significance of the election of President Barack Obama. This timely volume is a splendid contribution to African, Diaspora, and ...
Upcoming Conferences
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Time:10 Feb 2012 - 11 Feb 2012Cambridge, United Kingdom Blame it, perhaps, on a hangover from nation ...
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Time:16 Feb 2012 - 18 Feb 2012Canberra, Australia Papers and proposals for sessions are invited for ...
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Time:8 Mar 2012Cape Town, South Africa The leading figures in the world of African trade and export ...
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Time:8 Apr 2012 - 13 Apr 2012Gottenheim near Freiburg, Germany The (IJAS) International Journal of A ...
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Time:21 May 2012 - 24 May 2012Toronto, Canada This refereed four-day conference is staged at Ryers ...
Current eSymposium Presentation
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Hollywood's fascination with Africa is not new. As far back as King Solomon's Mines and Tarz ...
Previous eSymposia
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The euphoria over Senator Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic Party primaries in early June ...
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Essay specially prepared for presentation at the Inaugural Lecture of the Liberal Arts and Sciences ...