Sophia Mustafa
Sophia Mustafa (1922-2005) was a writer, literacy and political activist of high acclaim. She is author of the novel In the Shadow of Kirinyaga (Tsar Publications, Toronto, 2002), a story set in early colonial Kenya, told from the perspective of a Muslim family. She was one of Tanzania’s first women members of parliament. Of Kashmiri Indian origin, she grew up and lived in East Africa, where she was active in developing literacy, libraries and newspapers in rural areas.
Books authored by Sophia Mustafa
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Broken Reed
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ISBN 9789987411177 | 344 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2005 | E & D Ltd., Tanzania | Paperback
