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The book introduces university undergraduates to the fascinating world of the science of light. Contemporary physics programmes are under increasing pressure to provide a balance between coverage of...

Hopolang was sexually abused by a neighbor and for nineteen years she didn't divulge her experience because she feared that she would be blamed. In the first edition of 'Joy Comes in the Morning' she...

This collection contains major papers delivered at a conference dedicated to the memory of Julius Nyerere, held in January 2000 at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences...

The title of this collection of poetry, Kale ya Washairi wa Pemba: Kamange na Sarahani is translated as, 'The Past of Pemba Poets: Kamange and Sarahani'. Pemba, for those who may need reminding is...

Kamusi ya Ukristo is the first dictionary in Swahili language which puts together the interpretation of various concepts, different names for Christians and customs of the Christian churches. Many...

In 1838, 14 year old Samuel, a domestic worker in the United States, is excited to accompany his boss, Mr Wilson, on a voyage to East Africa. Mr Wilson plans to search for the source of the river...

Francis Hall was a Victorian man of the British empire who sailed from England to Mombassa in 1892 to work for the Imperial British East African Company. He wrote a series of letters to his immediate...

Nyaraka za siri zimeibiwa kutoka osi moja ya wapigania uhuru jijini Dar es Salaam. Serikali ya Tanzania inaingiwa na hofu kuwa nyaraka hizo zitaishia mikononi mwa adui na kuhatarisha maisha ya watu...

Wherever there is a person's right, there is a corresponding duty imposed upon that person to respect the rights of others. This co-existence of rights and duties may be explained better by the...

Language is a tool used to express thoughts, to hide thoughts or to hide lack of thoughts. It is often a means of domination. The question is who has the power to define the world around us. This...

"The most fundamental difference between 'developing' and 'developed' societies is technology, in a broad yet specific sense"; so states the author of this important study, Liberation and Technology:...

Ivory Stars is Tanzania's first ever all-girls football team, but what makes this team even more unique is that they are people with albinism. Disregarded by society, the team is determined to show...

These essays review Africa's economic perfomance over the last two decades from a contemporary historical perspective and also the literature. They argue that the problem in East Africa is the lack...

Kwa zaidi ya miaka kumi na tano vitabu vya mwandishi maarufu kushinda wote katika jamii za Waswahili kote Afrika ya Mashariki na Kati, Marehemu Sheikh Shaaban Robert, havikupatikana Tanzania. Sababu...

There is sufficient evidence to support the fact that climate change is occurring and that this is set to accelerate. While some scholars argue that climate change is largely due to natural changes,...

Kwa zaidi ya miaka na tano vitabu vya mwandishi maarufu kushinda wote katika jamii za Waswahili kote Afrika ya Mashariki na Kati, Marehemu Sheikh Shaaban Robert, havikupatikana Tanzania. Sababu ya...

'Mashindano' - from Kiswahili, Kushindana (to compete) - is a generic term for any organised competitive event. Here it relates to popular entertainment activities within which cultural groups...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian nights were first...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian nights were first...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian Nights were first...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian Nights were first...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian Nights were first...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian Nights were first...

This is the first unabridged translation into Swahili of the Arabian Nights. This translation was made from English and German texts, two western languages in which Arabian Nights were first...

Wapeni wa muziki wa Taarab wana deni kubwa kwa mwinbaji maarufu Siti Binti Saad mzaliwa wa Unguja, ambaye katika uhai wake na baadae, amejulikana kama Malkia wa Taarab. Malkia huyu aliuchukua muziki...

Pat Caplan is a social anthropologist who began doing research on Mafia Island for her Ph.D. in the 1960s when Mikidadi and his relatives made her part of their family . She has continued to revisit...

Riwaya ya Mmeza Fupa ni riwaya iliyoshinda an kupewa tuzo ya Mabati-Cornell ya Fasihi ya Afrika kwa mwaka 2017. Katika tangazo la ushindi wa riwaya hii jopo la majaji lilitoa sifa zifuatazo: Si mno...

This story unfolds amidst the traditional social and cultural life of the people inhabiting Ukerewe in northern Tanzania. It tells of the lives of Mr Mr Myombekere and his wife Bugonoka whose love...

Riwaya ya Mungu Hakopeshwi inaelezea maisha ya familia moja ya Unguja iliyoingia katika mitafaruku na mikasa mingi. Kila kitu huwa na chanzo na khatima; basi ni nini chanzo cha mitafaruku hiyo na...

First Published in 1943, Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) is a widely collected book and has been published in 190 languages. This is the only Swahili translation in the world and includes the...