I read some news from my friend Mona via Facebook today. She’s on break from University of Cape Town, visiting her family in Malawi where she found a new item on the menu of roadside vendors. It’s called the “Obama”. Apparently it’s a fist-sized fried sweet bread. it’s more like a sweet doughnut [than plain [...]
The Baha’i House of Worship for Africa is outside of Kampala, Uganda. The site is in an area called Kikaaya Hill.* I came across two photos of this beautiful landmark on Flickr.com taken by Flickr user .Leili. They are the most remarkable photos I’ve seen of it. Mostly, I think, because the photos I’ve see [...]
In 2001 the United Nations General Assembly declared September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace. Today’s Times of Zambia is running an article on this topic, posted online via AllAfrica.com. The correspondent asks, “What is peace and why is it so important to us?” He goes on to explore why a [...]