The people at the Egyptian ministry of religious endowment show a great interest in libraries. They are not looking for books to be awarded. They will be looking for books to be banned. The target is the mosque. The mosque as a hotbed of violence and extremism. People from the Ministry will search all mosque … Continue reading egypt to ‘purge and confiscate’
a new chapter for sa literature
Mandla Langa is the executive vice-president of the South African PEN. He has taken part in the discussion that started with high speed at the Franschhoek Literary Festival recently. There was a writer who declared he would no longer attend white literary festivals. Another discussion was called at #LitApartheid. The discussion is not over yet. … Continue reading a new chapter for sa literature
10 things you may not know about
The writer who compiled this list of ten items on the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has a sense of humour. Have a look at item number 2. The topic here is: she comes from a long line of strong women. I was getting ready to follow far back into the eightteenth century for this … Continue reading 10 things you may not know about
books touched by Africa 