tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194284332024-03-07T10:56:33.908-05:00AFRICAN PERSPECTIVEWhat They Don't Want You To See and KnowJeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-69430306570337315052007-08-22T20:44:00.000-04:002007-08-22T21:05:07.329-04:00WELL DONE KIBAKIFew days ago I put a link of the protests in Kenya with reference to the new media law bill that was proposed. Whether the western media machines were right or wrong to make the story make the headlines, is not a matter of apprehension at this point. What is important to the point of making it in this blog that is now captivated to only good news is that President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, who Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-25371075804941367402007-08-17T18:34:00.000-04:002007-08-17T18:36:04.470-04:00NKOSI SIKELELIIt’s Friday evening. After a long week I am getting ready to lay my head down and relax a little bit. But wait, I am attending a wedding ceremony tonight. What a great way to end a week! It’s an African centred wedding, a Muslim wedding. One little secret, it’s my first time to attend a wedding since I came to this country. Not to suggest that people don’t get married in Canada or where I live. Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-70825265439047056592007-08-16T11:29:00.000-04:002007-08-16T11:43:14.462-04:00ARE AFRICAN ECONOMIES LIFELESS?Is African economy lifeless? If you watch the way most western newspapers and TV news tell it, you may be tempted to conclude that there's little going on in Africa except poverty, famine, disease, and even genocide. That is a wrong assumption because there is a lot going on in Africa. They just rarely make it to the mainstream media. What makes it to the mainstream media is news like the protestJeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-50996977566071836452007-08-15T15:51:00.000-04:002007-08-15T15:59:54.830-04:00FACES OF AFRICAI remember once upon a time I was involved in a heated debate about which women/ladies are the most beautiful ones in the world? "Which" meant which country. The debate was hot because everyone had his/her idea about beauty and elegance.I being from Tanzania, I defended our women till when there was no more time for argument.Surprisingly,last week I overheard a group of young people talking aboutJeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-14755777484406228682007-08-15T14:09:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:14:21.702-04:00WHAT THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SEE AND KNOW! You have to forgive me for the little twist my blog has to take again. I have been a buffalo soldier trying to make sure that African continent is fairly represented in the western media. Right now when you hear a word “Africa” mentioned in television station and newspapers here, you’d think Africa is a single country sharing same troubles and humiliation. No wonder the fact like Equatorial Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-32148140037914194542007-08-03T18:37:00.001-04:002007-08-03T18:42:41.988-04:00TANZANIAN BLOGGERS LEADING BY EXAMPLEI have said it before, please bear with me,I have to say it again.Different people blogs for different reasons. Among those reasons, Tanzanian bloggers, including myself, can proudly say they are blogging for social change.You may agree with me that blogging for fun, although its necessary in order to see another day, would not be all that fun when brothers and sisters are dying for completely Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-90584983372925783172007-08-03T10:43:00.001-04:002007-08-03T10:50:00.732-04:00JUST IMAGINEIts a Friday morning, I was hoping to have a great day.The weather is warm,unusually warm for most Canadians.But for me,who lived in Dar-es-salaam where the weather rarely goes below 25 degrees,its just a lovely day.However,my hopes for the best day were not to last that longer.Its because I came across an article which made me sad and just wonder, whats wrong with some of us,human beings? Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-54662836982300658442007-07-19T22:46:00.000-04:002007-07-19T22:52:30.447-04:00HOW TO HONOR MADIBAYesterday was Nelson “Madiba” Mandela’s 89th birthday. Congratulations and best wishes ahead Madiba. The name Mandela does not need lots of fanfare preamble. He is one man who is globally well known, loved and respected. He is among African sons that we are so proud of. His comrades like Julius Nyerere are among other African leaders that I truly admire, respect and love and wish I could have Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-8206382752001473322007-07-16T11:04:00.000-04:002007-07-16T11:10:04.323-04:00MY INTERVIEW WITH GLOBAL VOICES! Different bloggers, blogs for, different reasons. I blog for lots different reasons. However, just as Global Voices identified me recently, I blog for social change. Social changes comes slow, they face lots of resistances. In Africa, where I come from and proud to be from, social changes are even slower due to the fact that if allowed, they come as threats to most leaders. Therefore, these Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-38616530692466890462007-07-10T15:06:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:13:59.733-04:00HEART SHAPED AFRICAHave we forgotten what Africa is? Africa is our dreamland, is our spiritual homeland. There is a realm inside every human being that is Africa. We all have an Africa within us. And so when the Africa outside is sick with troubles, the Africa inside us makes us ill with neuroses. The sheer quantity of neuroses, of anorexia, of inexplicable psychic illness in the world is possibly indirectly due toJeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-26788540299790793752007-06-11T20:03:00.000-04:002007-06-11T20:09:30.240-04:00WHATS UP WITH VIOLENCE? Violence among black youth or youth in general across the GTA is now overpowering to all of us. Over the last couple of weeks, violent acts among youth can be painted with almost five deaths of very young people who had just started to enjoy life or make sense of what it is to be born a man or a woman. Listening to the tone of politicians, law enforcers, members of the community, social Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-18749188701328018062007-06-08T16:07:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:15:29.868-04:00JUSTICE?The recent legal proceedings have left me thinking, a lot of thinking actually.What is justice in North America? Do you just have to unlucky one or poor to have the painful side of the law as a visitor?I know sometimes its somehow absurd to talk about these legal proceedings.They actually annoy me pretty much. Have you ever heard of this woman who killed her defenseless preacher husband and then Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-14791949116679249922007-05-27T22:07:00.001-04:002007-05-27T22:12:30.661-04:00ENJOYING TORONTO!Now that the weather is good, I sometimes take a break from my busy weekday schedule to appreciate and discover what Toronto has to offer. Yesterday was Doors Open Toronto weekend.I took time to visit most landmark and historical building of the city.Toronto City Hall (in the picture above) was one of them.Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-47422370601262773972007-05-21T09:47:00.000-04:002007-05-21T10:06:00.254-04:00DEALING WITH DARFURThe case of Darfur is one of the most worst stories of human history. It's another good example of how, as human beings, we can choose to fail and indeed succeed. Many says the war on terrorism is perhaps the most dangerous thing of the century because it threatens entire college of humanism, democracy,human rights and dignity. The way the international community have and still handles the DarfurJeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-81272540273075542012007-05-06T19:45:00.000-04:002007-05-06T20:03:41.865-04:00IN THE LOVE WITH POSITIVE MUSICGreetings,Two or three forms of art usually stand out in my mind when I think of how to bestly explain anything so hard to be understood by many. Music is one of them. Now I know some music/lyrics could carry a very negative meaning, racial slurs, violence against women, championing the acts of evil etc.I am not talking about such music. I am talking about the music that is pure and nothing but Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-63300213638204836612007-04-20T15:01:00.000-04:002007-04-20T16:30:48.321-04:00WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR OLD GLASSES?If you are using glasses for reading or day to day vision, the idea of loosing your glasses even for one hour is never appealing. Can you even start to imagine how miserable such a day could turn out to be? In developing world over 200 million people do not actually misplace their glasses but do not have one, even though they badly need them! Many people in developing world including lots of Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-54055840942024379142007-04-03T15:22:00.000-04:002007-04-03T15:25:26.131-04:00PLEASE BEAR WITH MEYou must have noticed,I am trying to give my blog a new look.Given the fact that I am not a computer wiz by any standards,that may take some time.Therefore,please bear with me when I am doing that.Thanks!Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-28460831353261503862007-03-21T10:37:00.000-04:002007-03-21T10:47:31.515-04:00DIFFERENT PRIORITIES?If you ask most North Americans about what they consider a very pressing issue at the moment,they will most likely tell you it's the environment. What if you ask these Africans?Photo courtesy of Cedric Kalonji who blogs in French.Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-61621858280897174582007-03-17T20:00:00.000-04:002007-03-17T20:45:45.048-04:00SOMETHING ABOUT AFRICAN MUSICDifferent from other parts of the world in Africa every tune,every drum beat,every saxophone bit could carry a very significant message. That means you can still enjoy the african music,on and off stage.Listen here to some of the best african tunes that are covered.If you are interested about the history of some of african greatest music styles this article will help you. Lastly,what is your Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-34822314430204417162007-03-04T12:49:00.000-05:002007-03-04T13:07:37.441-05:00AIDS IS STILL REAL!Sometimes reality is a hard thing to face.Its human nature to try,as much as possible,to avoid thinking or imagining things that will depress you,make you cry,sad and even confused.The psychological therapists will tell you that thinking positive,putting a smile on your face are two important steps towards happiness,success and well-being.I agree with them.However,there are times when one is Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-37493860816701552462007-02-23T18:42:00.000-05:002007-02-23T19:12:22.890-05:00WILL IT EVER HAPPEN?Without being too judgmental, most of us will agree that Bob Marley is one of our all time legend personalities. His music was real,his messages were carried life by themselves.His popularity across the globe is/was untouchable. To this day,his music is widely listened to and its one of the tunes that will witness a crowd going wild but with peace. His music was all season to mean that he sang Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-1171476497724050462007-02-14T12:31:00.000-05:002007-02-14T13:08:17.753-05:00DREAMING OF AFRICATo millions of people in the world,today is Valentine's Day. Like many things in the world, the real story behind this day is not very clear and surprisingly no one will even admit to historical facts errors even if new proofs accompanied by new sciences would back up their new stories. Its for the hypocrisy,greed and fear that lots of stones are left unturned for centuries and centuries.Nobody Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-1170086847109388072007-01-29T10:54:00.000-05:002007-01-29T11:07:27.130-05:00NEWS:ONLY BAD NEWS?Africa is not only about wars,diseases,corruption, deaths and tooth to tooth struggles! If you happen to be an african advocate, you have probably lamented that way when you constantly see in the news what western media prefers to feed its viewers and readers.Almost nothing positive comes out of Africa.I am using a word "almost" because I do not get to see all the channels and newspapers all the Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-1169569116076189362007-01-23T10:15:00.000-05:002007-01-23T11:18:36.180-05:00SECURITY ISSUES: DOUBLE STANDARDS?As of today,Canadians and Americans who will be traveling by air across their borders as well as to Mexico and the Caribbean are supposed to carry their passports along with them. The move is said to be geared towards increased border security across all borders.In common terms,both Canadian and American authorities agrees that the borders needs to be more secure than ever before. As we know,the Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19428433.post-1169480283600660402007-01-22T10:26:00.000-05:002007-01-22T10:38:03.626-05:00THE CULTURE OF DEBTS?!If there is one thing that most of North Americans (and nearly all developed countries in the world), is that each one is suffering from certain types of debts.Most of those debts are financial debts although spiritual and moral debts are slowly becoming heavier and heavier. Most people,especially after holidays like Christmas, will head towards their kitchen tables, holding enough amount of Jeff Msangihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721472155262805502noreply@blogger.com9