
Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
In southern Africa, colonial European ideas encountered older indigenous beliefs about one-horned creatures.
In southern Africa, colonial European ideas encountered older indigenous beliefs about one-horned creatures.
There are 43 schools for the Deaf across the country. Of these, 38 use South African Sign Language (SASL) as the language of teaching and learning.
This month’s selection is Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Megan Backus.
That’s a big concern, because these products are heavily marketed to young women in the years before they might consider starting a family.
As the summer of 2023 unfolds, we reflect on Juneteenth’s powerful and transformative celebration.
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come.
Many scholars regard the Olmec as the “mother culture” of ancient Mesoamerica, a civilization where particular types of monumental architecture, sculpture and gods originated.
One exciting thing about the Bemba ethnic group is their traditional marriage rites. For them, marriage is a very serious process with several stages that must be completed before the couple is declared married!
Growing up in Cairo’s Nubian community, we children didn’t hear about Cleopatra, but about Amanirenas: a warrior queen who ruled the Kingdom of Kush during the first century B.C.E.
July takes it to the next level, with the ‘Dynamic Five’ synonymous with Independence Day: Food, fireworks, fun, family and the Fourth!