Karen Chalamilla

is an researcher and culture writer based in Dar es Salaam. Her writing has featured in The Citizen Newspaper, AMAKA, Gal-dem, The Floor Mag and Tangaza Magazine.

Karen Chalamilla

Karen Chalamilla

‘We Pacify Atrocities With Inaccurate Language’ Karen Chalamilla’s First Draft

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Tanzanian researcher and author of ‘The Political Dilemmas of Tanzania’s Music Artists’, Karen Chalamilla, believes we have a duty to name acts of violence when we witness them: ‘Recently, I have become hypervigilant of the way we pacify atrocities with inaccurate language. The most common—and unfortunately relevant—examples being the use of “conflict” in place of “genocide”, “ethnic cleansing”, “pillaging”, or “murder”.’ Read More...
February/March 2025First DraftInterviewsTanzania
Cece Mlay

Filming the Prolonged Pain of Colonial Violence

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For decades, families in Tanzania have been demanding the return of their ancestors’ human remains from Germany. These ancestors, executed leaders of resistance efforts against German colonial rule, were exhumed from their graves and taken to Germany. Cece Mlay discusses co-producing a new documentary on how their descendants are seeking justice and closure today. Read More...
August/September 2024Best of 2024: EssaysInterviewsTanzania