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Walid photography, Zanzibar (2026)

26/04/2024

وحين تضمحلّ صوركم جميعاً من صفحة الذّاكرة ...
حين تصبحون طيفاً لا تأتي به الأحاديث إلا ذات صدفة ..
سيبقى من إرثكم الشّيء اليسير ..
أمّا انتصاراتكم فلا شأن لأحد بها ..
وأما غنائمكم فأنتم من التهمها ..
ولكنها الأفراح الصّغيرة التي زرعتموها في الأيام المستحيلة .. والحفر التي ردمتموها في القلوب الفارغة ..
والرؤوس التي مسحتم عليها حين ثقلت ..
أنتم لا تساوون أكثر من أفعالكم الطيبة حين لم ينظر إليها أحد .. وسهولتكم حين كان العالم صعبا والأيام عسيرة ..
وبساطتكم حين تعقدت الرسائل ..
وكلماتكم التي صدقت حين كذب القطيع تطيع ..
فإذا شئتم أن تتركوا شيئاً فاتركوا للآخرين وجوها كريمة بالبهجة .. جديرة بإطالة النظر ..
وكلاماً رحيماً لم يفسده الابتذال ..
أما دواخلكم ونواياكم فأنتم من يعاشرها ..
ويحاكمها القدير سبحانه ..
فأمعنوا النظر في الأمتعة التي تتركونها في ذكريات الآخرين.

امال السهلاوي

14/11/2023

Hunan-ynysu

En gallois, ce verbe possède un sens très beau et très profond. Hunan-ynysu signifie littéralement devenir soi-même une île, et se fondre en elle.

02/09/2023

Why are we embarrassed by silence?
What comfort do we find in all the noise?
- Mitch Albo-

05/03/2023

Zanzibar, un endroit pour s’évader du monde...
Situé dans l’océan Indien à 24 km au large des côtes, l’archipel de Zanzibar est un endroit à couper le souffle. Des eaux claires et bleu turquoise, des bancs de sable peu profonds parfaits pour patauger, ou encore de nombreuses petites îles presque désertes pratiquement non visitées par les touristes.
Zanzibar n’en est pas moins une île au riche passé. Multiculturelle, Zanzibar est un véritable melting pot de civilisations. Son histoire se reflète aujourd’hui à travers l’architecture de ses villes et le mode de vie de ses habitants.

Les premiers habitants de l’île, des bantoues, sont arrivés à Zanzibar il y a environ deux milles ans. Au 8e siècle, les perses installent des comptoirs de commerce sur l’archipel, puis des colonies, débutant l’age d’or de Zanzibar (commerce d’or, d’épices, mais aussi d’esclaves) qui durera jusqu’au 16e siècle, interrompu brusquement par l’arrivée des portugais.

Mais les britanniques qui considéraient cette île comme une escale bien pratique sur la route vers l’Inde aidèrent les Omanais à chasser les portugais quelques années plus t**d.

La domination d’Oman fit prospérer de nouveau le commerce d’esclaves, d’ivoire et de clous de girofle jusqu’au milieu du 19 siècle, où l’implantation grandissante des européens sur le continent affaiblit le commerce et l’influence des sultans d’Oman. L’archipel de Zanzibar devient officiellement un sultanat indépendant en 1862. Mais en réalité, il s’agissait d’un protectorat britannique qui resta effectif jusqu’à l’indépendance en 1963.

04/02/2023

Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning 'humanity to others'. It is often described as a reminder to us that 'I am what I am because of who we all are'.

In fact, the word ubuntu is just part of the Zulu phrase "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu", which literally means that a person is a person through other people.

Ubuntu has its roots in humanist African philosophy, where the idea of community is one of the building blocks of society. Ubuntu is that nebulous concept of common humanity, oneness: humanity, you and me both.

10/01/2023

I need to get this done by today. I have that report to submit this morning. I wish I had more time to finish the paper. I don’t know how I will pay those bills this month. I never find any time for myself. Am I getting fat?
Relax! Breathe! And say Hakuna Matata! Every time you start worrying about a problem, just tell yourself…Hakuna Matata.

The very first thing we think about when we hear the words Hakuna Matata is the iconic Disney animated movie The Lion King . I am sure you can’t even say the phrase without signing the song inside your mind at least once. That’s the impact of Hakuna Matata.

A simple message with a deeper meaning
Hakuna Matata! It’s a philosophy that Timon and Pumbaa live by. They enjoy their lives even though they eat insects and have no one else except each other. They live freely in the forest and do whatever their heart desires. Hakuna Matata means no worries. This is what they teach Simba to pick him up and help him to discover himself. Although the message behind the song may appear as a funny, feel-good piece, when you understand what Hakuna Matata really means, it can help you transform your life.
The core message of the phrase is to live your life without any worries and believe that everything will be alright. It’s a problem free, philosophy. Stressing about the problems in life will not make them go away nor will it make you any happier or productive. We need to understand that bad things happen in life and there’s nothing we can really do about it.
However, this message can be easily misunderstood.

So let us take a closer look at what Hakuna Matata really means and how you can use this philosophy to live a better life starting today!
The 'No Worries' Philosophy: What Hakuna Matata Really Means
Hakuna Matata! But what does it actually mean?
Hakuna matata is a Swahili phrase which translates to “there are no troubles”. Hakuna means “there is not here,” and matata means “troubles or problems”. The Disney animated movie The Lion King translated the phrase to “no worries”, which is more or less similar to the actual meaning. The philosophy can also be roughly translated as “all is well” or “everything is okay.” Irrespective of what literal meaning you derive from the original East African Swahili phrase, it encourages us to stop worrying unnecessarily and trust that everything will be alright.
What Hakuna Matata DOESN’T mean
Understanding what Hakuna Matata really means is not the same as understanding what it doesn’t mean. It can mean different things to different people and this is where the beauty of the phrase can be misinterpreted. When you don’t recognize the true essence of Hakuna Matata, it can lead to some serious negative consequences.
Living the Hakuna Matata life does not mean following a philosophy of unwillingness to do anything. All of us have problems in life. We are all worried and stressed about something or the other. We think more than we actually do. And sometimes all this stress can adversely affect our life’s choices and our health. This is where the philosophy of “no worries” comes in.
However, having “no worries” does not necessarily mean you will do whatever you feel like without worrying about the consequences. We all want to live a happy fulfilling life full of adventure and excitement. We want to take risks, make mistakes, have fun and experience life as it is. We want to be happy. We want to relax. Hakuna Matata can mean all of that as long as you take responsibility for your actions

02/04/2021

You’re turning the pages and a very strange – yet very nice – thing dawns on you. This book gets you. Obviously the author (who might have died centuries back) never knew you at all. But they write as if they did.
It’s as if you’d confessed your secrets to them and then they’d gone off and written this work around what you’d told them – transformed, of course, into a story about people with different names or into an essay that doesn’t cite your case explicitly, but might as well do so, because it’s completely on target.

To be generously understood is nice of course – hence the pleasure – but it’s a bigger thing than that: It’s helpful, simply because feeling alone with difficult parts of oneself increases the trouble.
We’re often haunted by the worry that no reasonable person could feel anything but derision or contempt for our problems. We fear to share them with our friends because we anticipate bewildered rejection.
The book that understands us, is like an ideal parent or friend who makes it acceptable to suffer in the way we do. Our weirder sorrows – or enjoyments – are then recast as valid parts of human experience, which can be met with sympathy and kindness.

13/03/2021

We shouldn’t be so surprised at the enormous levels of mental illness at large in society; we need only get clear how bad we collectively are at love, how poor we are lending sympathy, at listening, at offering reassurance, at feeling compassion and at forgiving – and conversely how good we are at hating, and shaming and neglecting. We consider ourselves civilised but display levels of love that would shock a primitive tribe or a den of thieves.

27/02/2021

Amenzu N Tefsut in the Kabylia, The Nature in celebration!
(Photos by: Hocine Ammari/ W.M/ Walid Ihadjadjen)
Amenzu n’tefsut is a Berber festival celebrated in the Kabylia.
It marks the meeting of spring and renewal and it is so much appreciated in Kabylie that it is personified in the ready-made expression « mmager tafsut » which means to meet the spring season.
That’s special value of Spring or Tafsut within Amazighs can be understood when we know that the winter season has often been rigorous in Kabylie, which makes the living conditions difficult in this mountainous region. The beginning of spring then presents itself as a kind of deliverance that deserves to be celebrated.
The meal, symbolic of abundance:
On the day of the spring festival, in the early morning, the women prepare the traditional meal. It is called « tchiwtchiw », « ameqful » or « aderyis », depending on the region; it is a purifying and invigorating dish made of couscous and vegetables steamed, all mixed after cooking. In general, we prefer to pick these vegetables in nature, giving this dish a flavor that is reminiscent of this holiday. This meal is also served with dried meat, eggs boiled in water, as well as seeds of beans, corn, wheat, and other cereals also cooked with water.
The latter, especially wheat, symbolizes abundance. This dish is served during the forest walk, it is eaten with the family.
It is also and much more the children’s party:
The spring festival, although traditionally women’s, also benefits children.The women animate the party by singing traditional songs with bendirs and clapping of the hands.
The children, all cheerful, put on their best clothes and go out to meet the spring, with their baskets of cakes of various shapes and tastes.
When we were kids, Amenzu N’Tefsut was one of the most important traditional festivals for us. The joy we felt that day is more intense than those of other ceremonies, such as Yennayer and Anzar. The treats that our parents offer to us on this occasion have a unique flavor.
During the traditional walk or picnic, we roll in the grass to the glory of the deities of nature, we indulge in all kinds and sorts of games, we dance, we eat a lot, and never stop playing,
Songs, youyous, and shouts of joy mingle with the murmur of songs of birds and the chirping of the waters flowing in the rivers.
What a happiness…

20/02/2021

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