What was supposed to be a trip to three East African countries to discuss the urgent and unique issues in the Social Sciences and Humanities as envisioned by various participants in different fields of endeavour turned out to be a 3 day crash program in the history,culture and tradition of two countries I had never been to before.
Behold a few nuggets of what I was able to capture along the way.
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| The beautiful city of Kigali |
Forget what you saw in "Hotel Rwanda" and "Sometimes in April" you need to visit this place to see first hand what the people of Rwanda went through during this very tumultous time of their country's history.
Ardyn Halter, artist, and son of Roman Halter, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, was commissioned by the UK-based Aegis Trust to create two stained-glass windows for The Memorial.
This is one of them.
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| As seen from inside the Center. |
Its been 17 years since the genocide but the images and video footage shown at this Memorial Center depict a country that has been to hell and back and is now on a consistent and well orchestrated path to development.My heart goes out to all those who lost their loved ones during this tragic time.
We had a lengthy but very thought stimulating discussion with two journalists who shared their thoughts on different issues particularly about Language,Higher Education and Social Media in Rwanda.
Our next stop was Kampala..,the City of Seven Hills which happens to be home to the author of this blog.
We were kept under lock and key at the splendid Golf Course Hotel and I could not resist the temptation to take a few photos of my beautiful home as seen from one of only seven revolving restuarants in Africa.
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| Kampala |
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| The Kitante Golf Course as seen from above. |
Next stop,Dala-Dala Land or for the uninitiated,Tanzania.
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| A table carved out of what was once a canoe. |
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An mural on the ceiling at the SlipWay  The Artist behind the above two pieces |
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| Lebanese Cuisine at the Albasha Restuarant in Daresalaam |
