#pate
4 stories
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.
classical-arabicarabicswahili
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.
classical-arabicarabicswahili
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.
classical-arabicarabicswahili
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.
classical-arabicarabicswahili