Aug 23, 2024 · This week we spoke to Zeinab Badawi about telling stories from the past, advocating for pan Africanism and finding history close to home. Interviewed by Nancy Adimora.

Aug 26, 2024 · But back to Zeinab Badawi and her book. Zeinab is herself of African origins, born in Sudan, and in her book, she devotes a chapter to the country of her illustrious ancestors.

Jan 1, 2024 · Dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, its past has been fragmented, overlooked and denied its rightful place in our global story. Now, Zeinab Badawi guides us through Africa's spectacular history, from the origins of humanity, through ancient civilisations and medieval empires with powerful queens and kings, to the ...

Zeinab Badawi was born in Sudan and moved to London at the age of 2. A prominent broadcast journalist, she studied at Oxford University and the University of London.

Mar 24, 2024 · Well-known journalist, broadcaster and filmmaker Zeinab Badawi says Africa’s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism or simply ignored and sets out to put the record straight. Badawi says …

Zeinab Badawi: When I set about writing this book, it wasn’t so much that I was looking for an angle – the angle found me. Back in 2017, I was travelling around Africa making a television series called The History of Africa for BBC World News, and I spoke to dozens and dozens of historians, archaeologists and anthropologists right across ...

Zeinab Badawi (Arabic: زينب بدوي; born October 1959) [1] is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), [2] and co-presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to …

Zeinab Badawi crystallised how vital it is to understand oneself and one’s history to move forward with pride. Her talk galvanised the TEDxEuston community and shares the rich history of Africa that has often been veiled and hidden for so long.

You presented the documentary series on the General History of Africa and now you’re writing a book. The TV series took me the best part of seven years, visiting 32 African countries and travelling within those countries, talking to academics, experts, and ordinary people.

Write a biographical summary for Zeinab Badawi up to 2011 in about 200 words. Remember to change at least some of the phrases into your own words. You should write in your notebook! Pioneer – a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. Reformer - a person who makes changes to something in order to improve it.