Professor Meg Arenbeg and Translation Fellow Ida Hadjivayanis Lead the Translation Workshop at the Zanzibar Book Fair

Organized by the Zanzibar Renaissance Literary Society, this annual event was the first of its kind, serving as a meeting place for local and global writers to exchange ideas, gain inspiration, and peruse thousands of books.

Leading a translation workshop were The Africa Institute’s Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Meg Arenberg, and Global Africa Translation Fellow, Ida Hadjivayanis (Senior Lecturer in Swahili Studies at SOAS, University of London), on October 22, 2023. Additionally, Prof Arenberg represented The Africa Institute at a booth, showcasing our publications, language programs, and more.