tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post4082733627884108102..comments2023-11-05T13:01:51.043+01:00Comments on Al-Baal Café: Joseph Ki-Zerbo 1922-2006Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-11446539005871425582007-04-05T11:43:00.000+02:002007-04-05T11:43:00.000+02:00Hi Wil, good to see you :)Well it's one of those l...Hi Wil, good to see you :)<BR/><BR/>Well it's one of those laugh and cry jokes. It's tragic yet very telling. <BR/><BR/>The quote is some piece of writing and philosophy on Ki-Zerbo's part.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-69732428773513669542007-04-05T05:55:00.000+02:002007-04-05T05:55:00.000+02:00I'm not sure whether I should laugh at the joke or...I'm not sure whether I should laugh at the joke or not...It speaks for the quality of life in post-colonial Africa, which hasn't been a great thing.<BR/><BR/>Great quote by Ki-Zerbo, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-69620583935436112232007-04-04T16:46:00.000+02:002007-04-04T16:46:00.000+02:00Absolutely OG, and what is interesting to know, ha...Absolutely OG, and what is interesting to know, having studied colonialism is, that it was the British themselves and their need for systemizing everything including their subjects, that the caste system was enforced and strengthened in a way it had never been before.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-11772301532240426732007-04-04T14:19:00.000+02:002007-04-04T14:19:00.000+02:00I agree with Radha, a lot of the people degrade th...I agree with Radha, a lot of the people degrade themselves or their peers, The caste systems, and the divisons in society are the worst kind of discrimination.Optimistic Guardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764913219566229721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-49503627111657786092007-04-02T16:23:00.000+02:002007-04-02T16:23:00.000+02:00Radha I agree, and it is those chains of inferiori...Radha I agree, and it is those chains of inferiority complex that still chains a lot of peoples. It is like being suffocated by ones own rope instead of a strangers.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-63894070287839666082007-04-02T13:20:00.000+02:002007-04-02T13:20:00.000+02:00Excellent post. I think the reverse-discrimination...Excellent post. I think the reverse-discrimination in colonised countries (where we learn to discriminate against our own) is much worse than discrimination by othersRadhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019567538933256974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-3847217617785392832007-04-02T10:26:00.000+02:002007-04-02T10:26:00.000+02:00Thanks habibti :) how have you been?Thanks habibti :) how have you been?Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-13354734211434478882007-04-02T09:59:00.000+02:002007-04-02T09:59:00.000+02:00Ah loved this post very much …ur blog is always in...Ah loved this post very much …ur blog is always inspiring …keep up the good workArab Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079717554425500917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-52930866698475491742007-03-29T23:24:00.000+02:002007-03-29T23:24:00.000+02:00Thanks munda, I just found him particularly inspir...Thanks munda, I just found him particularly inspiring. he is filled with philosophical formulations into simple french which really convey some strong messages. I wish I had known about him before he passed away but c'est la vie sometimes.Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20179300.post-28266808851049155892007-03-29T22:50:00.000+02:002007-03-29T22:50:00.000+02:00Great post as usual very educational. It is peopl...Great post as usual very educational. It is people who take a stand for themselves and their communities that make a difference, people have dedicated their entire lives for the betterment of others, that is what makes them great.Destitute Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706187924135646590noreply@blogger.com