For the young Navajo women of Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project, the musical regalia they wear while traveling around the country represents more than simply gorgeous textile artistry. (Although it ...
More than a century ago, the prophet Isaiah Shembe founded the Nazareth Baptist Church. Built on the principle that faith should not erase identity, the amaNazaretha worship through prayer, ...
There are ancient customs that transcend the confines of social prejudices, art forms that endure as emblems of identity and resilience. Aditi Ghosh Mehta, author and curator of ‘Playing with the ...
Deep beneath the sea off the coast of Japan, the earth began to quake. The ocean above it swelled in response, rising into a giant wave that cast a dark shadow over the land. It sounds like the ...
The festival, which is celebrated annually, is held in August, in a grand and colourful style at the "Osun" sacred groves in Oshogbo. Such is the uniqueness of the Oshogbo people that their traditions ...