Author: Nasra O. Bwana

Written by Nasra O. Bwana
Jasmine: The Woman’s Flower
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Jasmine, the delicate but powerful flower, has long been part of everyday life and ritual. It carries with it the scent of womanhood and intimacy. In Swahili, we call it

Written by Nasra O. Bwana
The Mysterious Kilua
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The kilua or kiluwa (pl. Vilua/viluwa) is a small fragrant magnolia-like flower found on the East African coast. The flower’s tree is known as mlua, mkiluwa or muuwa by the

Written by Nasra O. Bwana
The Art of Swahili Cooking
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To master Swahili cooking, one must master Swahili techniques.

Written by Nasra O. Bwana
Was there ever a Kiswahili word for ‘Holy’?
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‘The available evidence suggests that in the mid-nineteenth century, at the second coming of European-Christians to the East African coast, there was no lexical equivalent for ‘holy’ or its near-synonym

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Mwana Darini’s Siwa
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A story on the Swahili royal horns that graced the East African coast for centuries.
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