Category: People
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Her legacy emerges through these complexities
Rasna Warah’s contributions to journalism and social discourse cannot be understated. She was fearless and deeply committed to using her voice to expose corruption, inequality, and governance and social failures. I read her work and respected and admired her for it. However, some of her views were not without controversy, as she faced criticism for…
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Rasna Warah, we speak your name
Rasna Warah’s voice was always lucid, never quivering, her resolve never wavering as she spoke in the name of justice. The loss of Rasna Warah is immense as she was an amplifier of many important voices speaking up for social justice and anti-imperialism. Rasna Warah’s spirit will live on in the voices she amplified, the…
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I can only say thank you to her
All you really want, when you get into the messy, highly guarded, ruthless world of writing, full of mostly unwarranted ego and an editor who hates you, is for someone to read you. Anyone, really. Of course you want to write for yourself, but you want someone else to agree with you. You want one…
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My Many Phone Calls With Rasna Warah
An unlikely sisterhood forms through hours-long phone calls.
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Finding and Losing Rasna Warah
Rasna Warah and her writing impacted generations. This is what she meant to Debunk.
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Who Was Rasna Warah?
From writing pithy op-eds to her wide ranging analysis, to her fiction and nonfiction, nothing will shine a light on who Rasna Warah was more than reading her writing.
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The Lifesavers of Kibra
During crises, people prefer stories of good news: miraculous rescues and escapes, acts of heroism and bravery, selfless first responders, and survivors being treated, fed, and clothed—all exemplifying an ideal disaster response. Rarely does anyone focus on the grim, monotonous, and challenging aspects of the process, such as coordinating recovery efforts or making attempts to…
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Growing Up Through Sarafina: Kenya’s First, Second and Third Liberations
Sarafina is forced to appraise her views about politics and liberation.
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