#pate

4 stories

The Boat Builder's Wife of Kizingitini | Mke wa Mjenzi wa Mashua wa Kizingitini | زَوْجَةُ صانِعِ المَراكِبِ في كيزينْغيتيني

The Boat Builder's Wife of Kizingitini | Mke wa Mjenzi wa Mashua wa Kizingitini | زَوْجَةُ صانِعِ المَراكِبِ في كيزينْغيتيني

Anastasia Chrome•9 min read

In the boat-building village of Kizingitini on Pate Island, a master craftsman's voluptuous wife teaches his young apprentice the art of fitting things together.

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The Date Palm Farmer's Mother of Faza | Mama wa Mkulima wa Mitende wa Faza | أُمُّ مُزارِعِ النَّخيلِ في فازا

The Date Palm Farmer's Mother of Faza | Mama wa Mkulima wa Mitende wa Faza | أُمُّ مُزارِعِ النَّخيلِ في فازا

Anastasia Chrome•9 min read

In the ancient town of Faza on Pate Island, a date palm farmer's widowed mother teaches the young harvest worker the sweetness of forbidden fruit.

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The Manuscript Keeper's Daughter of Pate | Binti wa Mweka Hati wa Pate | بِنْتُ حافِظِ المَخْطوطاتِ في باتي

The Manuscript Keeper's Daughter of Pate | Binti wa Mweka Hati wa Pate | بِنْتُ حافِظِ المَخْطوطاتِ في باتي

Anastasia Chrome•10 min read

In the ancient island of Pate, a voluptuous woman who guards her father's precious manuscripts surrenders to the young scholar who comes seeking forbidden knowledge.

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The Swahili Poet's Muse of Pate | مُلْهِمَةُ الشّاعِرِ السَّواحِلِيِّ في باتي

The Swahili Poet's Muse of Pate | مُلْهِمَةُ الشّاعِرِ السَّواحِلِيِّ في باتي

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

In the ancient sultanate of Pate, a renowned poet finds his greatest inspiration in the forbidden arms of a noble's voluptuous wife.

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