Zanzibar

white men. The portrayal of the black man in Eastern Africa as well as the Arabs living in Eastern Africa continued to place the white man of the British Empire at the top of the hierarchy of races. Burton in his work, Zanzibar; and Two Months in East Africa, described Zanzibar as an uncivilized and unsanitary place inhabited by Arabs, blacks, and Europeans. The Arabs were given credit by Burton as having planned out the majority of the streets, buildings, and homes. However, Burton described the place as modern owing its existence to that of the imperial influence of the Europeans as the Arabs will build as soon as and as extensively as materials allow. The Arab build, as described by Burton was a mere “dicky” or a clean front that concealed the unsightly interior that lacked the superior European influence. The rear of the dicky contained a foul dense mass of shed-like homes where the poor and the slaves “pigged” together. According to Burton, because of racial superiority the best houses in Zanzibar were those of the white European merchants who would soon bring healthiness to Zanzibar with their superior imperial influences of construction and sanitation. Burton continued to build the case for the hierarchy of race with a description of eastern area of Zanzibar where the wealthy natives and a few foreigners reside. Here Burton depicted housing that was inferior to the European homes. The housing is situated so that the rain does not completely drain away to towards…

The Imams are the leaders and educators of Islam in Zanzibar, a community in which 99% citizens prescribe to Muslim ideology. As the Imams, we are committed to teaching the lessons of the Qur’an, our sacred text which contains the words of God. As the Imams, it is our duty to use Islamic ideology and the messages from the Qur’an to promote ecological conservation in Zanzibar. Using the teachings of the Qur’an, the Imams are encouraging the people of Zanzibar to protect the environment as part of…

There are many parts of Zanzibar’s culture that provide a healing and forgiving environment to those with mental illness. High emotional expression, which is associated with “criticism, hostility, and emotional over-involvement,” is highly correlated with the relapsing of those with schizophrenia (Watters, 2010, p. 152). As it happens, Zanzibar has a low EE and the case studies presented in the book demonstrated that. Also, the influence of the majority Muslim religion in Zanzibar provides a…

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What affect did de-colonization have on the cultural characteristics of your country? Upon gaining independence it both unified the country and also tore it apart creating ethnic tensions. It helped to unify because when Tanganyika and Zanzibar gained independence the two territories merged together to make Tanzania. However, when Zanzibar was in the process of gaining independence there was a huge rebellion where the black Zanzibarians attacked the Arabs and Asians on the island leaving a mass…

Ocean, he argues that these figures and their actions like those of Mohandas Ghandi and Subhas Bose fought to overcome globalization and formally establish an Indian identity and perpetuate the cultural unity in the Indian Ocean long after the 18th century. The trans-Indian flow of migrant labor and capital is one way in which Bose illustrates the edge and the independence Indians gained from their European counterparts. One case study in particular dealing with Indian finance is the clove…

a cash machine. This is the issue the main character, Kate, a Scottish young lady in the midst of some recreation on Zanzibar, confronts in Allan Bissett's short story "Flotsam and Jetsam" from 2012. The short story begins in media res, which is a trademark for short stories. In the story, we are acquainted with Kate, who is the primary character, and the occasions are introduced in a sequential order. Kate is a young lady from Scotland, and she is getting a charge out of some time alone at the…

The Story of Narwhals Once upon a time there was a unicorn named Calvin. Why he was named Calvin, don’t ask me. Maybe his parents liked that name. Maybe they didn’t. But that is irrelevant. The point is, Calvin liked long walks along the ocean. Why he liked long walks along the ocean, don’t ask me. Maybe they were nice, relaxing ways to clear his head. Maybe they weren’t. But that is irrelevant. One morning, he was walking alongside the shore he saw a manatee. That’s it. That night he was on…

scholars concerning the Arab slave trade in East Africa. It will outline how distinct my opinion about the trade is from what other scholars have said. Influence of Arab slave trade on East Africa Establishment of coastal ports such as Zanzibar is a decisive effect of the Arab slave trade in East Africa. There were Arab traders from the region of Arabia, the Persian Gulf area, and the West India who toured Zanzibar in the 2nd century AD. They relied on the monsoon winds to sail across the…

By the fourth, she was lying about which hotel she was in. By the fifth, she was saying that her flight was later that day.’’ (P.4 l. 78) Kate is girl from Scotland and on a trip in Zanzibar. She is girl, who enjoys long walks on the beach; it’s a place where she feel comfortable, a place where she does not think about her life, a place where the thought of Britain cutting the public sector is not welcomed. On her trip, she feels embarrassed of being treated like a rich person, because she does…