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1 | Swahili Blogosphere: Debating race and national identity | Tanzania: Adihevitra Momba Ny Volonkoditra Sy Firazanana Mahaolompirenena. |
2 | | Tovovavy Tanzaniana iray rehefa voahosotra ho Oliravina Vodacom Tanzania 2007 no niresadresaka tamin'ny mpanoratra ny Bongo Celebrity Blog no latsa-bava nanao hoe: |
3 | “It's sad that people have raised such an issue. | “It's sad that people have raise such an issue. |
4 | I don't see why they should, because I am not the only Asian born in this Country. | I don't see why they should, because I am not the only Asian born in this Country. |
5 | In fact both my parents were born here in Tanzania. | In fact both my parents were born here in Tanzania. |
6 | My mother in Pemba and my father in Morogoro. | My mother in Pemba and my father in Morogoro. |
7 | I was born here in Dar and grew up in Mwanza so what does that make me? | I was born here in Dar and grew up in Mwanza so what does that make me? |
8 | Definitely not an American nor a British not even an Indian. | Definitely not an American nor a British not even an Indian. |
9 | I am proudly Tanzanian and I know no other country but Tanzania. | I am proudly Tanzanian and I know no other country but |
10 | May be I am Afro Indian (Indo-African) but I am still a born Tanzanian.” | “Mankaloiloy ahy ny mahita ny fiitatry ny adihevitra ho lasa lavitra sahala amin'izao. |
11 | Those are the words of Richa Adhia in an interview with Bongo Celebrity blog soon after she was crowned as the Vodacom Miss Tanzania 2007. | Tsy hitako izay antony mahatonga izany, satria tsy izaho irery no aziatika teraka teto amin'ity firenena ity. Raha ny marina aza dia teraka teto |
12 | | Nahazoana tsikera mavaivay avy amin'ny solotenan'ny olo-tsotra sasany manko ary nampiroborobo ny karajia momba ny kasinga itovian'ny mpiray firenena ho kasinga mampiavaka azy amin'ny firenenkafa ireo bilaogy amin'ny teny swahili ihany koa ny fandresen'I Richa. |
13 | Richa's victory has attracted criticism from some members of public and has ignited a national identity debate in the Swahili blogosphere. | Andaniny ireo mifikitra amin'ny fananan'I Raha nanoratra ny vaovaom-pandresen'i Richa i Muhidin Michuzi dia nirongatra ny filazan-kevitra henjana manohitra toy ny hoe: |
14 | Those who embrace Tanzania's cultural and racial diversity have endorsed Richa wholeheartedly. | It is not a secret, I am not happy with her victory and her race is the reason. |
15 | And on the other hand those who perceive ‘blackness' as the crucial ingredient of Tanzanian national image, are questioning if a Tanzanian of Asian background can really represent Tanzania or whether she qualifies to become a symbol of Tanzanian beauty. | I knew she had a great chance to win, because we always stoop before white people, now at the Miss world pageant when they say she is from Tsy afeniko fa tsy faly amin'ny fandreseny aho ary dia ny volokodiny no anton'izany. |
16 | When Muhidin Michuzi broke the news of Richa's victory a barrage of harsh comments followed: | Efa tsinjoko ihany fa ho mora ny handreseny satria mora miheeerika ery isika raha vao mahita fotsy hoditra. |
17 | It is not a secret, I am not happy with her victory and her race is the reason. | Jereo izao fa rehefa tonga ny fifaninanana Oliravina manerantany dia hivanaka ny rehetra rehefa ilazany hoe avy aty |
18 | | Let us stop lying to ourselves, an Indian is an Indian, why can't they intermarry with Wa-Swahili (Black Africans), we can't even see them mingle with Waswahili … There are Waswahili (black people) in India but they can never become cabinet ministers or members of parliament, they cannot even be amongst the best 100 (pageant qualifiers). |
19 | I knew she had a great chance to win, because we always stoop before white people, now at the Miss world pageant when they say she is from Tanzania, they won't understand us. | Forget it. The time has come whether we like it or not, Tanzanians should have priority and it is not a matter of racism but it is an issue of identity as Africans. |
20 | We had all the reasons to leave this one (Richa) and choose a black girl, so that we can be proud of our colour. | England has people from all over the world but an Englishman has more rights in Aza mamita-tena intsony, rehefa Karana dia Karana, Nahoana moa ry zareo no tsy mifanambady amin'ny mainty. |
21 | I am veeeeeeeeery angry. | Tsy mahita azy ireny miaraka amin'ny mainty mhitsy aza isika. |
22 | Let us stop lying to ourselves, an Indian is an Indian, why can't they intermarry with Wa-Swahili (Black Africans), we can't even see them mingle with Waswahili … There are Waswahili (black people) in India but they can never become cabinet ministers or members of parliament, they cannot even be amongst the best 100 (pageant qualifiers). | Mba misy mainty koa anie any Inda fa tsy mba tafiditra na oviana na oviana anatin'ny kabinetrana minisitera izy ireny na mba tafiditra any amin'ny antenimiera na tafakatra ho eo amin'ny 100 kanto indrindra amin'ny fifaninanana izay atao. Adinoy ny amin'iny. |
23 | Forget it. | Mijoroa ry Tanzaniana ô! |
24 | The time has come whether we like it or not, Tanzanians should have priority and it is not a matter of racism but it is an issue of identity as Africans. | Rehefa nanontaniana ny adihevitra natsangan'ny tsy manaiky ny safidy noho ny volonkoditra ny mpikarakara ny fifaninanana Atoa Lundenga, dia tsy nametraka olana mihitsy araka ny voasoratra ao amin'ny Haki's Blog: |
25 | England has people from all over the world but an Englishman has more rights in England… Wake up Tanzanians… When asked about the issue of racial backgrounds of contestants, the organiser of the pageant Mr. Lundenga, had no problem, as quoted in Haki's blog: | You know every good thing must be criticised, now we, as the Miss Tanzania pageant Committee say, any girl who qualifies and is a Tanzanian, even if she is a caucasian, but a Tanzanian, she has chance to participate” |
26 | You know every good thing must be criticised, now we, as the Miss Tanzania pageant Committee say, any girl who qualifies and is a Tanzanian, even if she is a caucasian, but a Tanzanian, she has chance to participate” | Ny zavatra tsara rehetra tsy maintsy voatsikera, noho izany, izahay komity mpikarakara ny Oliravina Tanzaniana dia manao hoe ny tovovavy rehetra voafantina ka Tanzaniana, na dia Kaokaziana aza izy nefa Tanzaniana dia afaka mandray anjara avokoa. |
27 | Again many more took the position of Mr. Lundenga in Michuzi's blog: | Betsaka ihany koa ireo manohana an'Atoa Lundenga araka izay voasoratra ao amin'ny Michuzi's blog: |
28 | Hivi mbona hatulalamiki kuwa na wabunge wahindi na waarabu??? | Why don't we complain about members of parliament of Asian and Arabic origins??? |
29 | Mohamed Daewji,Rostam na Arfi wa Mpanda ni wabunge waliochaguliwa na wananchi kwa kuwaona wanafaa. | Mohamed Dewji, Rostam and Arfi from Mpanda, people elected them after seeing that they are fit to lead. |
30 | Baba wa taifa Mwalimu Nyerere aliwachagua Jamal,Derek Bryson na Alnoor Kassam. | Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Nyerere gave important posts to Jamal, Dereck Byceson and Al Noor Kassam. |
31 | Hao ni wahidni na mzungu waliokuwa kwenye baraza la mawaziri. | Those are Indians and a European who served in the cabinet. |
32 | Bryson alikuwa kipenzi cha watu wa kinondoni na watu hawakuangalia rangi yake. | People of Kinondoni constituency loved Bryceson and they did not see his colour. |
33 | | Now we are starting to discriminate people, saying: he is an Indian, she is a caucasian … What matters is that if a person is a Tanzanian, he/she has all the rights regardless of his colour. |
34 | Leo hii tumeanza kuwabagua ndugu zetu kwa kusema ni wahindi au wazungu. | If we start with Asians today, tomorrow we will start discrimination against ourselves - saying you are a Kurya, a Sukuma or Mhaya… |
35 | La msingi ni kwamba mtu akiwa mtanzania ana haki zote bila kujali rangi yake. | Nahoana isika no tsy nitaraina raha misy Arabo na Aziatika fihaviana mpikambana amin'ny Antenimiera??? |
36 | Leo tukianza na wandi kesho tutabaguana kwamba wewe ni mkurya au msukuma au mhaya…,/blockquote> | Ry Mohamed Dewji, ry Rostam ary ny Arfi avy ao Mpanda, nifidy azy ireo ny vahoaka rehefa hitany ny fahamendrehany. |
37 | Why don't we complain about members of parliament of Asian and Arabic origins??? | Nahoana moa ny Rain'ny firenena Nwalimu Nyerere no nanome andraikitra lehibe an'i Jamal, Dereck Byceson ary I Al Noor Kassam? |
38 | Mohamed Dewji, Rostam and Arfi from Mpanda, people elected them after seeing that they are fit to lead. | Karana ny Eoropeana niasa tao amin'ny kabinetra ireo. Ny vahoaka ao amin'ny faritry Kinondoni dia mankasitraka an'I Bryceson ary tsy miraharaha izay volokodiny. |
39 | Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Nyerere gave important posts to Jamal, Dereck Byceson and Al Noor Kassam. | Ankehitriny indray isika no manomboka manavakavaka rehefa miteny hoe iry Karana na itsy Kaokaziana. Inona moa ny olana rehefa Tanzaniana izy? |
40 | Those are Indians and a European who served in the cabinet. | Manana ny zo rehetra izy fa aza jerena amin'ny volokodiny. |
41 | People of Kinondoni constituency loved Bryceson and they did not see his colour. | Raha manavakavaka ny Aziatika isika androany, rahampitso isika mihitsy no hifanavakavaka ary dia hisy hiteny hoe ianao Kurya, na Sukuma na Mhaya… |
42 | Now we are starting to discriminate people, saying: he is an Indian, she is a caucasian … What matters is that if a person is a Tanzanian, he/she has all the rights regardless of his colour. | Nanoratra avy any Inda I Ndabagoye ka nanadihady ny adihevitra momba ny fanavakavahambolokoditra taorian'ny fahatairany raha nahita ny hevitra nipoitra tao amin'ny Bongo Celebrity Blog. Mampahatsiahy ny teny reny tao amin'ny fampisehoana iray tany |
43 | If we start with Asians today, tomorrow we will start discrimination against ourselves - saying you are a Kurya, a Sukuma or Mhaya… | “…Racism is still rampart and is not a trivial issue, anybody who has actually not seen it can cannot comment on it….” |
44 | Writing from India, Ndabagoye analyses the issue of racism and the shock he had after reading comments in the Bongo Celebrity blog. | “…Mampikatona ny fanavakavaham-bolokoditra fa tsy mba lohahevitra kivalavala. Tsy manankolazaina ny amin'izany izay rehetra tsy niaina izany.” |
45 | He cautions his fellow Tanzania's against racist tendencies. | Ary dia nohazavainy moa ny heviny: |
46 | He quotes Apache Indian words he heard the night before the contest at a concert in New Delhi: | I am against racism because I know how it feel to be discriminated against as Apache said, early on during the struggle in |
47 | “…Racism is still rampart and is not a trivial issue, anybody who has actually not seen it can cannot comment on it….” | Now this has started way back home… what kind of society are we building ? The world is flat and there is a great deal of social interactions. |
48 | And then he justifies his position: | Is blackness a prerequisite of being a Tanzanian? |
49 | I am against racism because I know how it feels to be discriminated against as Apache said, early on during the struggle in South Africa I did not fully understand people like Steve Biko because I had never experienced the pain of racism. | Toheriko ny fahavakavaham-bolokoditra satria fantatro ny fahatsapako rehefa avakavahana, hoy Apache. Fony nitolona ny tany Afrika Atsimo no mbola tsy azoko tsara ny nataon'ny olona tahaka an'I Steve Biko satria mbola tsy nigoka ny mangidy noho ny fanavakavaham-bolokoditra aho tamin'izany fotoana izany. |
50 | You can board a train and people will just wake from their seats because they just don't want to sit with a Kaluu (Kaluu is same as the word Nigger in India). | Afaka mitaingina masinina ianao fa hihatakataka lavitra ny seza ipetrahanao ny olona noho izy ireo tsy misy te-hiara-mipetraka amina Kaluu ( Kaluu no mitovy dika amin'ny teny hoe Nigera na Mainty any Inda). |
51 | It is not a good feeling at all. | Ankehitriny mitady hiorina aty amintsika ny toy izany…Fiaraha-monina manao ahoana ity aorintsika ity? |
52 | Now this has started way back home… what kind of society are we building ? | Mandry fehizay izao tontolo izao ary miezaka ny mifandray ny tontolo samihafa. |
53 | The world is flat and there is a great deal of social interactions. | Ny fahamaintisana ve no fepetra voalohany mametraka ny mahatanzaniana? |
54 | Is blackness a prerequisite of being a Tanzanian? | J. Nambiza Tungaraza |