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World News

What's the origin of the long-ago Swahili civilization? Genes offer a revealing answer

4:05pm April 12, 2023

by Joanne Silberner

Genetic analyses back up what Swahili oral tradition has long held about ancestry of people from eastern Africa — that their ancestors are from Africa and abroad.

"The Lion King," released in 1994 and one of the top grossing U.S. films of all time, is celebrated at a Disney fan event in Anaheim, Calif.

Arts
Music & Culture

Swahili Speakers Debate Disney's Trademark of 'Hakuna Matata' For T-Shirts

5:46pm December 14, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The song title from the film The Lion King has been trademarked by Disney since 2003. In recent weeks, Africa media has launched a discussion on whether that's cultural appropriation.

Screengrab from the film, Present Tense.

World News
Education

Teens Make Film In Broken English To Explain Why They'll Fail English

2:14pm June 25, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Three high schoolers in Zanzibar have won a prize for a film tackling a fierce debate in African classrooms: Should the teacher instruct in English or the mother tongue?

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