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1924 Going on Safari
In 1924, newly-married Emilie May accompanied her husband Fred on a Tax collecting drive in the Native Reserve and on Squatters on farms near Machakos. Fred went on these Safaris at least once a month for around two weeks. She … Continue reading
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Tagged 1924, ADC, Colonial Service, Government Colonial Service, Hut Tax, Kenya, Squatter tax, Tax collecting Safaris
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Jumping in Time within a novel and avoiding clichés
I seek out books that are set in different times and the story moves forwards and backwards between those times. I want to know how the author has handled both the passage of time and signals that time has moved … Continue reading
The challenges of writing Narrative Non-Fiction
It’s been five weeks since I had my first meeting and my first milestone was set: a strapline, a story arc and 20,000 words, much of it already written, so meeting the deadline six weeks away in mid-July should have … Continue reading
Jo Sargent, founding teacher at WAB
WAB Alumna Teacher Profile: Jo Sargent | Lianxi>more…. Published in 2012 in Western academy of Beijing Lianxi
El-Alamein 70 years on
Anniversaries are popular, and seventy has a good ring to it, so it was no surprise the other day to find tour buses at Alamein carrying tourists, that most rare of specie in Egypt this past couple of years. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Commonwealth war graves, Egypt, el-Alamein
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Achieving the Egyptian way
It seems unsurprising that an 18 year-old Egyptian woman wants to be a journalist. Many were politicized by the 2010 Revolution. To achieve the necessary college education she must get high grades in the final General Secondary School exam next … Continue reading
For want of education
Comparative religion is not taught in schools in the Middle East. Which is a pity because a little understanding of Christianity would have informed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah that Christians from different Churches or Denominations have very different theological tenets resulting in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah, bible, blasphemy, Christianity, Egypt
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Summer strategies in hot climates
If it is 31 oC at 3:15 am at Erbil airport when my plane landed, it is never going to be cool during the day. By noon the land was baking, and so am I, and no rain is forecast … Continue reading
Egypt turns a page?
It was really interesting coming back to Cairo on Saturday morning. Coming in from the airport in the very early morning, it was clear that the army had moved to key positions. I went out to do some shopping with … Continue reading