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Margie Orford: Writing to stay alive

Mail Guardian South Africa 16 May 2024

If it hadn’t been for writer’s block, the book lying between the writer and me on the coffee shop table may not have been there ... However, the “queen of South African crime-thriller writers” had stopped writing her massively popular Clare Hart series.

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Bianca van Wyk: Sour Grapes — The Toxic Vintage of White Whine

Independent online (SA) 16 May 2024

From its toxic blend of entitlement to its denial of systemic advantages, this vintage leaves a sour taste in our mouths, and threatens the notion of South African unity in diversity. * Bianca van Wyk is an independent researcher, writer and analyst ... .

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The Legendary “Cheek To Cheek” Coming to Wagga Gardens

The Botswana Gazette 15 May 2024

Staff Writer GOSEGO MOTSUMI reports In the annals of music ...

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Dr. Rana AlMutawa rebuts Orientalism in Kutubna Cultural Center exhibition

Gulf Today 14 May 2024

It celebrates the accomplishments of Khaleeji, Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, and Muslim writers, poets, thinkers, artists, and researchers through lectures, readings, guided conversations, workshops and activities for people of all ages.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi unveils three captivating exhibitions for the season

The Gulf Time 12 May 2024

... Richard Mille, will be curated by Simon Njami, a renowned independent curator, lecturer, writer and art critic who has curated many international exhibitions showcasing African contemporary artists.

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Paradise of lies: How the West manipulates Africa through neocolonial media

Russia Today 10 May 2024

... academics, social activists, writers, and analysts ... For global media corporations, using materials by African writers, journalists, or bloggers is a new kind of colonialism – media colonialism.

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‘Never Again’ Must Apply to the Genocide of the Palestinians

Scheerpost 10 May 2024

Jordan Elgrably is an American, French and Moroccan writer and literary editor at The Markaz Review ... New Middle East Fiction,” explores various short stories from the perspective of Middle Eastern and North African writers ... and so many writers.

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UAE: Louvre Abu Dhabi unveils three exhibitions for the season

Khaleejtimes 09 May 2024

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Five Writers in Residence announced Join a reception this Friday at the Center

Crested Butte News 08 May 2024

The Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the five dynamic writers selected as the 2024 Mountain Words Writer-in-Residence cohort ... The residency provides the tools sacred to any writer ... “We’re so excited to host this group of incredible writers.

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Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the ...

Times Union 08 May 2024

... National Guard deployment that saw him stationed in African during a large portion of her primary campaign ... Associated Press writer Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.

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Community Encouraged To Provide Input For New African American Cultural Center

Florida Sentinel Bulletin 07 May 2024

Rendering of new African American Arts and Cultural Center ... Sentinel Staff Writer ... Residents are invited to provide feedback on the plans showing the layout of Hillsborough County’s new African American ...

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Children burst with energy in Sharjah fest's Smash Room

Gulf Today 06 May 2024

With vibrant imagination in full swing, the young writers crafted tales that stretched from African savannas to the bustling cities of the UAE ... She’s come all the way from African forests to the ...

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Artists as young as eight craft their own story books at SCRF 2024

Bahrain News 05 May 2024

With vibrant imaginations in full swing, the young writers crafted tales that ...

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Music 'haven of freedom' Tangiers hosts global jazz festival

Guam Pacific Daily News 28 Apr 2024

This melting pot of influences prompted visits from international writers and poets, notably from the Beat Generation movement, as well as African American musicians seeking to find "their African roots", Moroccan historian Farid Bahri told AFP.

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The New Redline Venice Hotel Pays Homage to the Area’s Undertold Black History

The Hollywood Reporter 27 Apr 2024

Related Stories ... To make sure each room told a distinctive narrative, The Redline Venice Hotel collaborated with storied historian Alison Rose Jefferson, the writer of Living the California Dream. African American Leisure Sites During the Jim Crow Era.