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Our credo reflects the principles that guide our work in preserving lived experiences and cultural memory. #Historiography #CulturalMemory #Education
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In π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘§π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘  π‘Ž πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦ (2024), Dr. Nathanael Mathews revisits the history of a Swahili-speaking Afro-Arab diaspora connecting East Africa and Oman. Similarly, in πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’Μπ‘’ (2022), Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse explores the fate of Afro-Belgian MΓ©tis children forcibly separated from their families during Belgian colonial rule in Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite their different historical contexts, both books illuminate underdocumented diasporic histories whose cultural traces endure across Eastern African societies, Belgium, and Oman. Also Read: πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’Μπ‘’ lnkd.in/gBm448Bk π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘› πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›, πΏπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ , 𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 πΉπ‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ : π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑀𝑒́𝑑𝑖𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ πΉπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΅π‘’π‘™π‘”π‘–π‘Žπ‘› πΈπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ st-andrews.ac.uk/modern-lang… #Historiography #History #Memory #Rwanda #Tanzania #DRC #Burundi #Oman #Belgium #DigitalMuseum
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β€œLiving in Gitwe, maybe even more than in the rest of Bugesera, meant living on the turf of big, wild animals. The lions and buffalo soon left us in peace, but the elephants were drawn to the banana grove as soon as it was planted, and they feasted all night long. The leopards were forever prowling among the houses. They were like cats: every family had its own. It would come inside in the night.” Scholastique Mukasonga (πΆπ‘œπ‘π‘˜π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ ) Also Read: πΆπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’ π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘ π‘’ π‘†π‘œπ‘›π‘” newyorker.com/magazine/2018/… π‘Šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’ fmus.org/women-and-the-rwand… π΅π‘’π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žβ€™π‘  π‘—π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘’π‘¦: πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯𝑖𝑙𝑒 π‘‘π‘œ πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘Ž 1 newtimes.co.rw/article/39871… #OralHistory #Storytelling #Memory #DigitalMuseum
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β€œThis is a book of two children’s stories of survival. It is not a book for children. It’s a book for adults about the depravity of adults. A horrifying book. And yet an exquisitely beautiful book, a book honoring the truth of genocide and the use of story and art to heal.” π‘π¨π›πžπ«π­ π’π‘πžπ­π­πžπ«π₯𝐲, artist and author of Portraits of Racial Justice: Americans Who Tell the Truth. amazon.com/Healing-Genocide-… #Art #Healing #Memory #History #DigitalMuseum
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Bisesero Civilian Resistance Monument at the Bisesero Genocide Memorial. Location: π‘‡π‘€π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ, πΎπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘– π·π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘‘, π‘Šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘π‘’, π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž. Also, you can follow updates on the upcoming film about the Bisesero hills using the link below. The film is scheduled for release in early 2027. biseseromovie.com/tickets #Monument #Bisesero #Film #GenocideAgainstTutsi #DigitalMuseum
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What an opening weekend! 🎬 Ben’imana, with H.E. Johnston Busingye, High Commissioner of Rwanda to the UK, the Twende symposium, Behind the Palm Trees and Cotton Queen. Thank you to everyone who joined us 🧑 #FilmAfrica26 πŸ‘‰ filmafrica.org
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Bisesero Movie@biseseromovieOct 19
In 1994, as the Genocide against the Tutsi swept across Rwanda, a young woman and her family led a community that refused to die without a fight. #biseseromovie #hillsofresistance
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Memories from Ntarama youtu.be/gH08AIO5xII?is=vBdN… #SitesOfMemory #LivedExperiences #GenocideAgainstTutsi #DigitalMuseum
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Injonge Karangwa participera en novembre Γ  des moments d’échange et de rΓ©flexion collective autour de l’histoire de l’art et de l’histoire coloniale, Γ  Paris, en France. Regards & HΓ©ritages. #Poetry #Storytelling #GusomaChallenge #DigitalMuseum
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β€œPreservation whereby gruesome evidence of the killings was protected from removal and frozen in time comprised the earliest initiatives, which began before the sites were formalized as memorials and a full year before the Genocide Memorial Commission was created…. The first preservation efforts took place at the Nyarubuye and Ntarama Churches, rendering them places of witness that rendered the genocide viewable long after its occurrence.” Delia Duong Ba Wendel, (2025) read.dukeupress.edu/books/bo… 𝐀π₯𝐬𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: π‘†π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘£π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝐴𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘-πΊπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘€π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž, by Stephanie Wolfe, Omar Ndizeye and Anna-Marie De Beer tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1… #SitesOfMemory #GenocideAgainstTutsi #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum
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π‘†π‘‘π‘’β„Ž π‘Žπ‘’π‘“, π‘šπ‘’π‘–π‘› 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑑, 𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘”π‘’β„Ž!: π‘Šπ‘–π‘’ π‘–π‘β„Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž πΊπ‘œπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘†π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑑𝑒𝑛 π‘‰π‘œΜˆπ‘™π‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› 𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑇𝑒𝑑𝑠𝑖 𝑖𝑛 π‘…π‘’π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž π‘’Μˆπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’ 𝑒𝑛𝑑 πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘–β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘. Marie ist neun Jahre alt, als in ihrem Heimatland Ruanda der VΓΆlkermord ausbricht. UnzΓ€hlige Tutsi verlieren ihr Leben - darunter auch enge FamilienangehΓΆrige.Β  Mit einem Mal ist sie auf sich allein gestellt und weiß nicht, was sie tun soll. Bis sie unvermittelt eine leise Stimme hΓΆrt, die ihr genau sagt, was als NΓ€chstes dran ist.Β  Durch wundersame FΓΌgungen gelingt ihr die Flucht bis nach Deutschland. Trotz schwerster Traumatisierung schafft Marie es, dort Fuß zu fassen und wΓ€chst zu einer nach außen hin selbstbewussten jungen Frau heran.Β  Doch etwas in ihr bleibt verbittert und tief verwundet. Eines Tages hΓΆrt sie plΓΆtzlich wieder diese leise Stimme: Gott fΓΌhrt sie ein zweites Mal in die Freiheit - dieses Mal endlich auch in die innere. Eine Lebensgeschichte, die betroffen macht und staunen lΓ€sst - ΓΌber einen Gott, dessen leise Stimme lauter ist als jedes Kriegsgeschrei, und ΓΌber seine unfassbare Kraft der Vergebung, die immer das letzte Wort spricht. amazon.com/dp/3957347297?lv=… #Literatur #GenozidAnDenTutsi #GusomaChallenge #Resilienz #Bildung #DigitalesMuseum
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Let’s read together! #GusomaChallange #Inkuru #Ubusizi #Ubuvanganzo #CulturalMemory
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Pictorial highlights of Injonge Karangwa during the launch of her second poetry book, 𝑁𝑒́𝑒 𝐷𝑒 𝐿'πΈπ‘›π‘“π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ 𝐷'π‘ˆπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘’Μ€π‘Ÿπ‘’, at Brussels Poetik Bazar, a major French-language book fair dedicated to poetry in Brussels, Belgium. The book reflects on transmission, motherhood, and the author’s diasporic experience. πŸ“Έ ©️ Poetik Bazar, Colette Brunfaut and Assala Saidi (2026) #Poetry #Ubusizi #Ubuvanganzo #Literature #DigitalMuseum
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β€œThe use of derogatory terms played a significant role in laying the social groundwork for the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda. Linguistic practices and the norms that govern them do not operate alone; they shape and are shaped by collateral social practices and norms.” Lynne Tirrell Read more: silverbronzo.wordpress.com/w…… #GenocidePrevention #Linguisticviolence #Linguisticnorms #NeverAgain
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Atlas of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi in Rwanda, a map developed by Omar Ndizeye. #Memory #SitesOfMemory #HistoryWithPeople #GenocideAgainstTutsi #DigitalMuseum
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Artificial family in post Genocide societies. The concept of 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐒𝐚π₯ 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐒π₯𝐒𝐞𝐬, developed by the π΄π‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑑𝑒𝑠 πΈΜπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  𝑒𝑑 𝐸́𝑙𝑒̀𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘…π‘’π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’Μπ‘  𝑑𝑒 πΊπ‘’Μπ‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’ (AERG) in response to the trauma and economic challenges faced by survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, offers a valuable area of study for understanding initiatives that rebuild individual lives and restore a sense of belonging in post-genocide societies. Founded on October 20, 1996, by 12 student survivors at the University of Rwanda, AERG introduced the concept of 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐒𝐚π₯ 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐒π₯𝐒𝐞𝐬, which responded to the fundamental question: π»π‘œπ‘€ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘Ž 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π‘“π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘β„Ž π‘œπ‘“ π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’? Numerous documented stories illustrate how this initiative has transformed lives and rebuilt family relationships, highlighting the importance of intergenerational, and community support in rebuilding lives, and relationships after genocide. Photo: @CNN Also read: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 23-π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ-π‘œπ‘™π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 24 π‘˜π‘–π‘‘π‘ : πΊπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘“π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘’π‘ , CNN edition.cnn.com/2014/04/24/w… πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘  𝑑𝑒𝑠 π‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘£π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ : π‘‰π‘–π‘£π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’Μ€π‘  𝑒𝑑 π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘ 𝑙𝑒 π‘”π‘’Μπ‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’Μπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’Μ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑑𝑠𝑖 𝑑𝑒 π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž, Andrea Grieder (Editor) globethics.net/publications/… πΏπ‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒, Survivors Fund Rwanda (@survivorsfund) survivors-fund.org.uk/news/l… #TraumaHealing #MentalHealth #GenocideAgainstTutsi #Family #DigitalMuseum
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Another story of the historic civil resistance in the hills of Bisesero. #HistoryWithPeople #Film #GenocideAgainstTutsi #CulturalMemory #DigitalMemory #DigitalMuseum
Bisesero Movie@biseseromovieOct 19
In 1994, as the Genocide against the Tutsi swept across Rwanda, a young woman and her family led a community that refused to die without a fight. #biseseromovie #hillsofresistance
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May the genocide against the Tutsi receive the recognition and respect it deserves. May everyone know that Jesus can free us from our deepest fears and help us live fulfilling lives, even after experiencing trauma. If I can find healing and hope, so can you. My story coming soon on Sat 1 πŸ”₯
Marie Kresbach Kabera βœοΈπŸ‡·πŸ‡ΌπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ™ŒπŸ½
@MarieKresbachAug 4
Kinda crazy to say this, but one of Germany's biggest broadcasters invited me for an interview to share my story πŸ₯Ή still processing it... can't wait to see where this goes.
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A new article π‘…π‘’π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘–π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘€π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿβ„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 πΈπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π΅π‘’π‘™π‘”π‘–π‘Žπ‘› πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘– πΎπ‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘—π‘’, by Alice Urusaro Uwagaga Karekezi, Nicki Hitchcott and John Duncan McInally β€œFocusing on the life of Kagaju, a Rwandan mother whose two sons were taken without her consent and adopted by a white Belgian family, this article brings to light the overlooked experiences of Rwandan mothers of colonial MΓ©tis whose mixed-β€˜race’ children were forcibly removed under Belgian colonial rule and who remain largely absent from both public memory and feminist scholarship. In this article, the term β€˜MΓ©tis’ refers to children born to African mothers and European (predominantly Belgian) fathers during the colonial period.” Read more here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐨: 𝐴 𝑙’𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘›π‘“π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  Β« π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘ŽΜ‚π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  Β» 𝑑𝑒 π‘†π‘Žπ‘£π‘’, π‘Žπ‘’ π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž, π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘Ž π‘π‘’Μπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘œπ‘‘π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘’. π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘œπ‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑑𝑒𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘›π‘’Μπ‘’π‘  1959. 𝐢𝑂𝐿𝐿𝐸𝐢𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁 𝑃𝑅𝐼𝑉𝐸́𝐸 𝐷𝐸 𝐹𝑅𝐴𝑁𝐢̧𝑂𝐼𝑆 π·β€™π΄π·πΈπ‘†πΎπ‘Œ (Le Monde, 2022) #History #Heritage #Historiography #HistoryWithPeople #Save #Rwanda #Burundi #DRC #Belgium #DigitalMuseum
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Impera z’umwaka ziregereje! Mu mpano uteganya guha abana bawe, inshuti n’umuryango, ntuzibagirwe nβ€™π’π›π’π­πšπ›π¨. Ariko twese twitabira #GusomaChallenge! Soma. Sangiza abandi. πŸ“š πŸ“š πŸ“š πŸ“š πŸ“š πŸ“š πŸ“š As the year draws to a close, don’t forget to include a 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐀𝐬 among your gifts for your children, family, and friends. As we all Join the #GusomaChallenge! Read. Share. #GusomaChallenge #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum
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π‘†β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΅π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑒𝑑𝑠𝑖 πΊπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’: π‘…π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ž: π‘’Μπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘’π‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘Ÿ 𝑑𝑒 π‘šπ‘’Μπ‘šπ‘œπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ by Anna-Marie DeBeer deals with literary representations of the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda. The focus is a transnational, polyphonic writing project entitled β€˜Rwanda: Γ©crire par devoir de mΓ©moire’ (Rwanda: Writing by Duty of Memory), undertaken in 1998 by a group of nine African authors. This work emphasizes the Afropolitan cultural frame in which the texts were conceived and written. Instead of using Western and Eurocentric tropes, this volume looks at a so-called β€˜minority trauma’: an African conflict situated in a collectivist society and written about by writers from African origin. This approach enables a more situated study, in which it becomes possible to draw out the local notions of ubuntu, oral testimonies, mourning traditions, healing and storytelling strategies, and the presence of the β€˜invisible’. Get your copy here: amazon.com/dp/3030420922?lv=… #Literature #Storytelling #Inkuru #Ubuvanganzo #Ubusizi #GusomaChallenge #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum
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