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Alain Ricard: Ebrahim Hussein. Theatre Swahili et nationalisme Tanzanien. Paris: Edition Karthala, 1998. 186pp., illustrated.: book review
No full textA book review of `Ebrahim Hussein. Theatre Swahili et nationalisme Tanzanien´(1998) by Alain Ricard
German Colonialism, Memory and Ebrahim Hussein’s Kinjeketile
No full textThis paper examines how Ebrahim Hussein in Kinjeketile uses memory of German colonial rule in the then Tanganyika, a part of German East Africa to interrogate the encounter between the coloniser and colonised. Hussein’s play largely deploys the African belief system to represent a moment of great conflict between the German colonial administration and native Tanganyikans as the locals struggle to build national consciousness under nascent nationalism. The paper uses a new historicist approach to determine the discrepancy between fact and fiction, much as the play is based on an actual event that took place in the 1905-1907 period. It argues that the reconstruction of the Maji Maji rebellion is geared towards evoking the memory of the past to teach the present and the future generations rather than present a historical fact. Thus the paper demonstrates the power of memory in invigorating the present in relation to the future. Keywords: German, Tanganyika, Maji Maji, Ebrahim Hussein, Kinjeketile, Memor
The distant music of a flute
No full textAamer Hussein has contributed to The Young Wife and Other Stories as a content introducer. Born in Karachi, Hussein moved to London in 1970. He reviews for The Independent and the TLS. He is the author of Turquoise, This Other Salt, and editor of Kahani: Short Stories by Pakistani Women. He has held visiting posts at the University of Southampton and the University of London, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Taziyeh : history, form and contemporary relevance
No full textThe intention of preparing this thesis is an examination of Taziyeh, the
passion play in Iran which appeared initially as part of the observance of Ashura for
the sake of the commemoration of Imam Hussein and his family. Taziyeh as a
part of the religious observance of Shiite Muslims exists in iran and different
Islamic countries.
Taziyeh during the course of centuries found a form of religious drama
which made it feasible to be performed on other occasions than the Muharram
ceremonies. The realisation of the existence of dramatic features and the
appearance of several different types of Taziyeh, tragic and comic, created a
ground for its existence to arouse the interest of travellers to Iran during the period
of the last two centuries and Iranian and non-Iranian dramatists and schotars of the
present century. These accounts and views first allow us to find the evidence for
the date of the development of Taziyeh and second to assess the contemporary
scholarly comments on the dramatic values of the Taziyeh. In this way Taziyeh
has been found comparable with Greek, Medieval and Modem Drama.
The Historical, Mythical and legendary grounds of the Taziyeh have
been taken into consideration in this study in order to gain access to the true
roots of the Taziyeh in the old land of Iran while the lack of a place for Taziyeh
in Persian literature will become clear.
The final part has been devoted to establishing the actual position of
Taziyeh after the Islamic revolution in Iran by looking at the function of Taziyeh
in Iranian society, theology and religious observance to-day. I have put my
stress on an argument for a purifying of the Taziyeh to make it function more
effectively in Iranian society
Kutathmini Ufasihi Simulizi katika Uandishi wa Ebrahim Hussein: Mfano wa Mashetani, Jogoo Kijijini na Ngao ya Jadi
No full textUtafiti huu umetathmini ufasihi simulizi katika uandishi wa Ebrahim Hussein: Mfano wa Jogoo Kijijni, Ngao ya Jadi na Mashetani. Utafiti huu uliongozwa na malengo mahsusi matatu ambayo ni kubainisha vipengele vya Fasihi simulizi katika tamthiliya za Jogoo Kijijni, Ngao ya Jadi na Mashetani, mwisho ni kubainisha namna vipengele vya fasihi simulizi vinavyoibua dhamira na kuendeleza dhamira mbalimbali katika tamthiliya teule. Katika kutekeleza malengo hayo tuliteua sampuli ya utafiti kwa mbinu ya kusudio. Sampuli hiyo ndiyo iliyotumiwa kukusanyia data ya msingi. Data hizi zilikusanywa kwa kutumia mbinu ya usomaji wa matini na kuchambuliwa kwa mkabala wa kimaelezo. Uhakiki wa data katika Utafiti huu uliongozwa na nadhariya mbili ambazo ni nadhariya ya Vikale ambayo imetumika kubainisha ufasihi simulizi katika tamthiliya teule. Na nadhariya ya Fasihi Linganishi imetumika kulinganisha na kulinganua ufasihi simulizi uliojitokeza katika tamthiliya teule. Matokeo ya uatafiti huu yameonyesha kwamba, mosi kuna ufanano mkubwa wa utumizi wa vipengele vya ufasihi simulizi katika tamthiliya teule mbapo katika tamthiliya zote tatu Hussein ametumia ngano, majigambo, ishara, mtindo wa kuchanganya tanzu, tashihisi, ushairi mtambaji, wahusika wa fasihi simulizi na mtambaji katika ujenzi wa tamthiliya ya Mashetani, Jogoo Kijijini na Ngao ya Jadi.
Pili, Utafiti huu umebaini kuwa utofauti wa utumizi wa vipengele vya ufasihi simulizi umejitokeza kupitia kipengele cha nyimbo na mianzo na miisho ya kifomula. Vipengele hivi ndivyo livyozitofautisha tamthiliya teule
Women in African Drama: Representation and role
No full textThe purpose of this study is to examine the representation and role of women in African theatre. The discussion is based on published and unpublished plays by African writers selected from a pan-African perspective.
The thesis is divided into two major parts: Women in Society; The Portrayal of Women by Major Playwrights. Part I follows a thematic approach aimed at examining the position of women in three different areas which form the chapters for the part : Women, Tradition and Social
Change; The Urban Woman and Women in Politics. Part II of the thesis analyses major African playwrights' presentation of women characters. This part discusses not only the characterization of women by major playwrights but also these writers' attitude towards women and women's issues. Examined here in two chapters are The Portrayal of Women by
Major Male Playwrights and The Portrayal of Women by Major Female Playwrights.
Chapter 1, 'Women, Tradition and Social Change' discusses selected playwrights' examination of African women's experiences in the traditional African setting as a major foundation of the present and future socio-political situation of the continent; this chapter is the springboard
of the study.
From the traditional milieu the study then moves on to the
relatively new urban environment. This Chapter examines the predicaments in which the African woman finds herself as she struggles to survive in a world which differs significantly from the traditional one. Survival in the urban environment demands a certain degree of autonomy
from communal ties on the part of the individual. Yet in the case of the African woman, society does not hesitate to censure her movements and even to point an accusing finger at her for failing to satisfy traditional expectations when she is genuinely trying to meet the challenges presented by life in towns.
The myth that a woman's place is exclusively in the kitchen is a widespread one the world over. A more negative myth found in Africa is that participation of women in public affairs leads to social disaster. The third chapter of this study examines the role of African women in politics in the traditional and contemporary periods.
The fourth chapter discusses the portrayal of women by major male playwrights. Of great significance in this analysis is the attitude of these male writers towards women and also towards issues affecting women. It is for this reason that cross-references are made between these male writers and the female playwrights examined in Chapter 5.
Very negligible research has been done on drama by African women. It is in recognition of this unfortunate situation that the fifth and last chapter of this thesis is dedicated to women's self-perception as reflected in their portrayal of fellow-women in theatre. This chapter examines only major female playwrights; the minor female playwrights
are examined alongside the male in the appropriate areas in Chapters 1 to 3
Trends. The Latest Victory of Saddam Hussein
No full textThe author discusses the advantages that were obtained by Saddam Hussein in negotiations with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan
Milosevic and Hussein on Trial
No full textIn this article in the Symposium on Milosevic & Hussein on Trial, the author discusses the difficulties of trying Saddam in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague to argue that previous cases of genocide have resulted in the political strategy of exile or extermination. Four points that limit the possibilities for an ICJ trial are discussed, & the probable unjustness of the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) is related to the treatment of historical cases of Napoleon & Milosevic, & genocide criminals in the Rwanda & Nuremberg criminal trials. The author argues that the current position on genocide according to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia & Herzegovina (GFA) & the Dayton Accords, leaves the Milosevic & Hussein cases extremely unclear, & advocates handing Saddam over to the Iraqi police, & finds advantages in the probable chance that Milosevic may die before his trial ends. J. Harwel
Usawiri wa Mhusika Mkinzani Katika Tamthilia Teule za Ebrahim Hussein: Kinjeketile (1969), Jogoo Kijijini (1976) na Arusi (1980)
No full textMakala hii imechunguza usawiri wa mhusika mkinzani katika tamthilia teule za Ebrahim Hussein; Kinjeketile (1969), Jogoo Kijijini (1976) na Arusi (1980). Swala la usawiri wa wahusika katika kazi za fasihi limeshughulikiwa na watafiti mbalimbali kwa mitazamo tofautitofauti. Usawiri wa wahusika wa kiume umetafitiwa na Kanwa (2022), nao unaohusu usawiri wa wahusika watoto umefanywa na Moige (2015). Aidha, Kitali (2011) naye ameshughulikia usawiri wa wahusika wa kike. Kutokana na uchunguzi wa watafiti, inabainika kuwa tafiti za awali kuhusu usawiri wa wahusika zimejikita kwenye wahusika wa kike, wa kiume, watoto, walemavu na wahusika kwa ujumla wasio wakinzani. Hivyo, panaibuka haja ya kumchunguza mhusika mkinzani na namna anavyosawiriwa katika tamthilia teule. Makala hii imeongozwa na nadharia ya Naratolojia ambayo iliwekewa msingi na Plato (1955) kisha ikandelezwa na Raglan (1936), Genette (1980) na Rimmon-Kennan (1983). Naratolojia inahusika na vipengele vya usimulizi vikiwemo; wakati, nafsi, nafasi, na wahusika. Kipengele cha wahusika ndicho nguzo iliyotumika katika utafiti huu kwani kinaelezea mbinu za usawiri wa wahusika na namna wanavyokuza maudhui. Data iliyotumika ilitolewa maktabani ambapo tamthilia teule, makala na vitabu vinavyohusiana na mada vilisomwa na kuchambuliwa kwa kina. Uwasilishaji wa matokeo umefanyika kw a njia ya maelezo yaliyoambatanishwa na dondoo mwafaka kutoka tamthilia teule. Matokeo yameonesha kuwa, katika tamthilia ya Kinjeketile na Jogoo Kijijini, mhusika mkinzani amechorwa kama mhusika asiyekuwepo kwenye jukwaa na ukinzani wake unabainika kupitia wanachokisema wahusika wengine na msimulizi kuhusu matendo yake. Mbinu alizosawiriwa nazo ni ya kuwatumia wahusika wengine, ya kinatiki, ya ulinganuzi na usambamba na ya kimaelezo. Kwa upande mwingine, mhusika mkinzani katika tamthilia ya Arusi amechorwa kama mhusika aliyepo kwenye jukwaa na ukinzani wake unabainika kupitia matendo na mazungumzo yake ya moja kwa moja na wahusika wengine jukwaani pamoja na wanachokisema wahusika wengine kumhusu. Mbinu alizosawiriwa nazo ni ya kinatiki na ya kuwatumia wahusika wengin
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