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An African history of Africa with Zeinab Badawi

2025/1/22
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Zainab Badawi: 我写作此书的初衷是希望纠正西方世界对非洲历史的片面认知,展现非洲文明的多样性和辉煌成就。我从自身在苏丹的成长经历和家族历史出发,探讨了非洲古代文明,例如库什王国,以及其对后世的影响。同时,我也关注了非洲女性在历史上的贡献,以及非洲人民在面对殖民主义时的抵抗精神。我的书并非仅仅讲述历史事实,更重要的是传递希望,让非洲人民认识到自身文化的价值和力量,从而更好地塑造未来。 Meghna Chakrabarty: 在与Zainab Badawi的对话中,我了解到非洲历史的叙述通常集中在殖民主义、征服和冲突上,而Zainab Badawi希望改变这种现状。她的新书《非洲的非洲历史》展现了非洲鲜为人知的历史成就和杰出人物,从人类起源到非洲独立,涵盖了非洲历史的各个方面。我们讨论了人道主义援助对非洲的影响,以及如何避免西方视角的局限性。我们还探讨了古埃及文明与其他非洲文明的关系,以及口头传统在非洲历史记录中的重要性。此外,我们还谈到了非洲女性在历史上的贡献,以及非洲人民在面对殖民主义时的抵抗精神。

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Zeinab Badawi, a Sudanese-British journalist, discusses the motivation behind writing her book, 'An African History of Africa'. She explains how her career shift to the BBC's international division aimed to avoid the stereotypical and myopic view of Africa prevalent in UK media, which frequently focused on conflict, famine, and humanitarian crises.
  • Badawi's book challenges the common narrative of African history.
  • Her work highlights lesser-known historical triumphs and figures.
  • She aims to present a multidimensional view of Africa, moving beyond common stereotypes.

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Everybody’s heard about Ancient Egypt. But just downriver, the kingdom of Kush was one of the most powerful states in the Nile valley. Sudanese-British journalist Zeinab Badawi gives us a lesser-known history of one of Africa’s great historical triumphs.