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Translation?
"Akina Mama wa Afrika" actually means just "Women of Africa" or "African Women".
The notion of "solidarity" is not expressed in the Swahili words. (I guess that a slightly feminist reading always understands solidarity connected to women?)
Greetings from sw-wikipedia
Kipala (
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09:07, 26 November 2014 (UTC)reply
That's really interesting,
Kipala! I was referencing the Guardian article and elsewhere that mentions "solidarity among African women", but perhaps it was quite simply so new in the mid-80s to have an organisation solely for and by African women, that a sense of solidarity was both intended and assumed? I'll leave the actual Swahili translation to you! :-)
Anasuyas (
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16:54, 26 November 2014 (UTC)reply
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Africa on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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Translation?
"Akina Mama wa Afrika" actually means just "Women of Africa" or "African Women".
The notion of "solidarity" is not expressed in the Swahili words. (I guess that a slightly feminist reading always understands solidarity connected to women?)
Greetings from sw-wikipedia
Kipala (
talk)
09:07, 26 November 2014 (UTC)reply
That's really interesting,
Kipala! I was referencing the Guardian article and elsewhere that mentions "solidarity among African women", but perhaps it was quite simply so new in the mid-80s to have an organisation solely for and by African women, that a sense of solidarity was both intended and assumed? I'll leave the actual Swahili translation to you! :-)
Anasuyas (
talk)
16:54, 26 November 2014 (UTC)reply