Much has been written about AIDS in Africa. The whole situation seems frankly pretty hopeless and the idea that Malawian met and women can get is that it is inevitable that one will contract AIDS and die an early death. … Continue reading
I have added the following resources to this site (kept intact without editing from the original source) available for immediate download geared toward Yawo-speaking Christians: Translations from “Youth Aflame: Manual for Discipleship” by Winkie Pratney Chida cha Wakulijiganya [link] Yohane … Continue reading
Just finished reading through this journal produced by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Chancellor College, University of Malawi. In this issue I found of special note the following articles: “It Takes an Initiation to Make a Yawo Chief” … Continue reading
Courtesy of Rebecca J. Vander Meulen based in Lichinga, Mozambique. Photography site at http://rvmphotography.com/. Original content here. Used with permission.
We are pleased to make available an abstract from Amanda Lea Robinson who conducted research in Namwera, Malawi and Mandimba, Mozambique in 2009 to get insight into how the Yao tribe view their identities based on what country they live in. … Continue reading
Each year, the calendar of any Muslim Yao person just isn’t quite complete without with a few syalas to attend. According to this online music dictionary, a syala showcases “…Qur’anic recitation by two performers, teacher and student. Other Islamic traditions … Continue reading
Whenever I happen upon a bookstore in Malawi, I just can’t help but wander in “just in case”. Usually, I leave the same way I went in, disappointed at the lack of new reading material that catches my eye. But … Continue reading
We are proud to make available a 2005 Anthropology Today article from Dr. Alan Thorold entitled ‘The fundamental challenge, or, rehinging the pendulum’. (Anthropology Today 21(4): 1-2.) How should anthropologists deal with the challenge of fundamentalism? To the extent that … Continue reading
A letter written by African explorer & missionary Dr. David Livingstone has recently been auctioned in the U.K. and reports an attack he suffered from the Ajawa (Yawo) people. Read the story here.
