The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in African literary history - the fabulous decades in the second half of the ...

From the late 1950s a new generation of African writers challenged colonial systems and used their work to imagine a new world.

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, considered one of east Africa’s ...

Mickey has a "passport" in 120+ languages In the dubbing of cartoons, Mickey Mouse speaks more than 120 languages of the world - from English to Swahili. A symbol of hope during the Great Depression ...

Slop over soul. The am dash stands against this. It represents a landmark moment in the history of writing. It serves as a symbol of real pondering, genuine daydreaming, and true editorial ...

At the heart of Hafez al-Assad’s rise to power was Mohamed Deeb Daboul (known as Abu Saleem), a close confidant and office secretary of the late Syrian president since the late 1960s. Daboul was born ...

A presidential inauguration is traditionally a symbol of the traditions that bind Americans together. Mainstream media coverage of the event on Monday provided many reminders of what keeps people ...

ATLANTA — Researchers have uncovered links between what came before the world's oldest writing system and the ... and many of its symbols remain undeciphered. Researchers conducting a careful ...

Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious ... and many of its symbols remain undeciphered. Researchers conducting a careful ...