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We think of politics in terms of power and who has the power. Politics is the end to which that power is put.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

The Pan-Africanism that envisaged the ideal of wholeness was gradually cut down to the size of a continent, then a nation, a region, an ethnos, a clan, and even a village in some instances But Pan-Africanism has not outlived its mission.
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Continent Country Down Envisaged Gradually Ideal Nation Pan Problem Region Similar Size Wholeness
Of course it’s very, very important for me to feel Kenya, to feel, every day, this is where images come from. So to be taken away from that by political pressure or other means – one is taken away from the area, which is the basis of inspiration – is difficult.
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Come Country Course Feel From Image Important
There is no way we can survive as a nation in the world without finding unity.
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Find Nation Nom Way Survive Unity World
The Bible affects everybody’s life who is a Christian, from the middle class in Europe to the peasant in Africa and Asia.
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Asia Bible Christian Claas Country Effect Everybody Middle Peasant
The Bible in translation is being read to thousands and thousands in Africa. It is an integral part of their functioning and the way they look at the world.
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Being Bible Ciuntrym Integral Function Look Read Thousand Translation Way World
Why did Africa let Europe cart away millions of Africa’s souls from the continent to the four corners of the wind?
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Away Continent Corner Country Million Soul Wind
Through the act of translation we break out of linguistic confinement and reach many other communities.
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Act Break Community Confinement Linguistic Many Other Out Raech Translate
I’m writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.
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Country Irvine People People Person Write
The same questions are there in Native American languages, they’re there in native Canadian languages, they’re there is some marginalized European languages, like say, Irish.
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Country Culture Language Phenomenon Power Problem Relationship
Then they begin to see through their language that the problems described there are the same as the problems they are having. They can identify with characters from another language group.
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Began Character Describe Group Language Problem
A person who acquires English has access to all the things that that language makes possible.
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Access Acquire English Language Make Person Possible Thing
We think of politics in terms of power and who has the power. Politics is the end to which that power is put.
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End Politic Power Put Term Think
So what I thought was just an African problem or issue is actually a global phenomenon about relationships of power between languages and cultures.
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Country Culture Global Language Power Problem
I’m more trying to connect; I’m more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.
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Connect Listen Meaningful More People Try
So we’re talking about the Bible itself being a translation of a translation of a translation. And, in reality, it has affected people’s lives in history.
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Affect Being Bible History Itself Live Reality Talk Translation
Writing in African languages became a topic of discussion in conferences, in schools, in classrooms; the issue is always being raised – so it’s no longer “in the closet,” as it were. It’s part of the discussion going on about the future of African literature.
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Become Classroom Conference Country Discussion Issue Language Longer No School Topic Write

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