Alex-Nur
@theblackmzungu.bsky.social
Author of "The Black Mzungu" * Founder of Lindi Islamic Foundation of Tanzania -LIFT * retired IT Project Manager and chemist * Always a New Yorker* Always a Michander * Tanzania Expat * Mother * Wife * Grandma
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Alex-Nur
@theblackmzungu.bsky.social
· Feb 9
MEET THE AUTHOR : The story of a Black mzungu
When New York native Alexandria Osborne travelled to Tanzania in 2009, she planned to stay for six months. Instead, she met her husband Saidi and moved to his home in a rural village near...
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When I was told this was a road 15 years ago, I thought maybe a path. But now I can say, This our road."
April 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
When I was told this was a road 15 years ago, I thought maybe a path. But now I can say, This our road."
Quick check-in on our cashew farm...off season.
April 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Quick check-in on our cashew farm...off season.
Moringa from our compound.
April 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Moringa from our compound.
Fyi: a simple explanation for those encountering your neighbors, colleagues, service providers, and vendors.
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A simple illustrated guide to Ramadan, answers to 10 common questions
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is special to Muslims around the world for its many unique blessings.
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March 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Fyi: a simple explanation for those encountering your neighbors, colleagues, service providers, and vendors.
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Julius Nyerere, the former Tanzanian president, articulated what researchers agree is the current state of Africa: “We have artificial ‘nations’ carved out at the Berlin Conference in 1884, and today we are struggling to build these nations into stable units of human society … ”
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Berlin Conference: How Europe carved up Africa 140 years ago
This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up ‘ownership’ of the continent.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Julius Nyerere, the former Tanzanian president, articulated what researchers agree is the current state of Africa: “We have artificial ‘nations’ carved out at the Berlin Conference in 1884, and today we are struggling to build these nations into stable units of human society … ”
aje.io/ljf6ze
aje.io/ljf6ze
So is this his real bright idea? Foreign policy set by "The Golden Girls" 1987.
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Giving the Palestinians Greenland (Golden Girls, Empty Nests, 1987)
YouTube video by Levan Ramishvili
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February 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So is this his real bright idea? Foreign policy set by "The Golden Girls" 1987.
youtu.be/6SD6F803xW0?...
youtu.be/6SD6F803xW0?...
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since my book was published. Those first 5 years of adapting to life in rural Tanzania, as told in my memoir, by the insistence of friends, just seems matter-of-fact now. In retrospect, it has been quite a ride.
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The Black Mzungu
The story of one woman's journey of self-discovery.
theblackmzungu.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since my book was published. Those first 5 years of adapting to life in rural Tanzania, as told in my memoir, by the insistence of friends, just seems matter-of-fact now. In retrospect, it has been quite a ride.
theblackmzungu.com
theblackmzungu.com
Eat well, stay healthy. Grabbed some leaves after hubby pruned our trees. After several days of drying, good to go. Make tea or just sprinkle on salads or in soups and stews.
February 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Eat well, stay healthy. Grabbed some leaves after hubby pruned our trees. After several days of drying, good to go. Make tea or just sprinkle on salads or in soups and stews.
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Sky Follower Bridge
Bridge your Twitter/X followers to Bluesky. Detected Users: 42
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February 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I've discovered 42 Bluesky users from my social network using the Sky Follower Bridge.✨
Check it out: share.sky-follower-bridge.dev?q=42
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