In the midst of misinformation, I came across an honestly nuanced depiction of my Muslim faith in the TV show “Ramy.”
In the midst of misinformation, I came across an honestly nuanced depiction of my Muslim faith in the TV show “Ramy.”
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Iten had waited and encompassed me with its allure
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I slide and lean back on the leather seat watching my feet soak in a pedicure massager. It is a few minutes past 2 p.m. My eyes pace around the room on the fourth floor of a building on Nairobi’s Moi Avenue.
During crises, people prefer stories of the miraculous rescues and escapes, acts of heroism, bravery and selflessness. Rarely does anyone focus on the grim, monotonous, and challenging aspects of disaster response.
Bayana maintains that Nema has become too hasty and radical
Bayana maintains that Nema has become too hasty and radical in its approach. He tells me that the deadline issued demonstrates a government whose priorities are reversed. Unsettling a whole community’s economy, he explains, will come at a great cost – it is Nema’s job to provide more options, not less.
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