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Renowned Kenyan writer, the late Ngugi wa Thiong’o, in his influential essay collection Decolonising the Mind, observes that “language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of ...

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Every year at this time, many conservatives here in the U.S. declare there is a “War on Christmas” if people greet others ...

Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller join Ali Plumb in the Radio 1 studio.

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Waiting for a flight to Nairobi from Cairo, a stranger asked if I’d ever had malaria, I realised how deep Africa’s stereotypes still run. Recently, whilst travelling through Cairo International ...

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