The celebration of International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It has been observed throughout the world since 2000. Today, the Day continues to amplify voices like Naomi’s, ...

Children of the Maasai tribe perform a traditional jumping dance during the Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage, specifically the initiation of boys, marking the transition from ...

Esther doesn't seem to notice the expansive landscape, the distant line of mountains across the border in Tanzania or the thorn acacias dotting the savannah. Eyes shining, the 11-year-old in her blue ...

The Maasai ruled the plains from Lake Turkana to the north and Lake Manyara to the north of Tanzania. Their sphere of influence could be traced from Meru to the east, Kwale at the coast and Mumias to ...

The Maasai plains, rich in cultural heritage and environmental beauty, also bear the scars of exclusion—decades of systemic marginalization that have rendered essential services like education a ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya — In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a cup of hot milk ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a cup of hot ...

Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group’s ...

A mortified silence suddenly fell over our animated chatter. Joash ole Moi’s fingers trembled as he placed his mug of coffee on the oak table; his eyes trailed a couple – a young African man and an ...