Although it’s 30 degrees outside, with humidity so thick it smothers like a heavy blanket, my skin has gone cold. Stone Town’s infamous slave chambers, the final stop in eastern Africa for thousands ...

2002-06-09 04:00:00 PDT Stone Town, Zanzibar-- In Stone Town - the oldest part of Zanzibar City - the hanging balconies, minarets, brass-studded doors and labyrinthine alleyways might have wafted from ...

ZANZIBAR CITY, Zanzibar — Stone Town was still asleep at 6 a.m., which surprised me. I had gotten up early to beat the crowds, catch some early morning sunlight and take a cool, leisurely stroll ...

Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago located off the coast of Tanzania, is a paradise for those seeking a unique blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. The archipelago's two main islands, ...

Reviewed by Jonathon Glassman in African studies review (New Brunswick, NJ) 46 (2) September 2003, pages 122-123. (DT1.A1 A26 AFA). AFA copy 39088009928979 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution ...

Zanzibar, a former colony of Great Britain, is an island off the coast of Tanzania, located in East Africa. Under British rule the population of Zanzibar was divided between small but influential ...

Dar es Salaam — ZANZIBAR'S POLITICS has for years been marked by bloody clashes. The current crisis on the twin islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, therefore, is not new. The father of the current Zanzibar ...

As Zanzibar pops into sight out of the expansive Indian Ocean waters, a visitor bored by the monotony that is the drone and chugging of a marine engine envisions a rich date with history. An initial ...

Zanzibar, with its dreamy capital and dazzling coast, is the place to head for a few days on the beach after a safari. Thembi Mutch explores the archipelago. The Swahili port has no building higher ...