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COLUMNIST: ANIS HAFFAR

Anis Haffar (Left), the author and his subject, Prof Kwabena Nketia

The Genius of J.H. Kwabena Nketia: African Art Music as a Contemporary Genre

Dec 24, 2009 | Feature Article

In middle school at St Peter's in Kumasi, those of us arriving from the valley were confronted daily with the ordeal of ...

Pearls of Wisdom from Barack Obama

Pearls of Wisdom from Barack Obama

Jul 7, 2009 | Feature Article

By Anis Haffar Harvard University overflowed with variou ...

A Tribute to Emmanuel Nii Lomotey 1957 – 2008

A Tribute to Emmanuel Nii Lomotey [1957 – 2008]

Feb 27, 2009 | Feature Article

A visionary behind Rect Academy's success If we forgot to show our gratitude Enough for all the things you did, ...

Voice from Afar: Cheers for K. B. Asante

Voice from Afar: Cheers for K. B. Asante

Nov 19, 2008 | Feature Article

Familiar strands run through Edmund Burke, George Bernard Shaw, Aneurin Bevin, George Padmore, and Kwame Nkrumah. Certai ...

William Shakespeares “Julius Caesar” Part 2

William Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar” Part 2

Oct 10, 2008 | Feature Article

[The Part 1 of this piece centred on three aspects: One, the importance of Shakespeare's work in bridging the gap betwee ...

An artist s impression of the dying Caesar reaching out to Brutus (far right)

Aid to WASSCE & IGCSE (Drama) Students on 'Julius Caesar '

Oct 10, 2008 | Feature Article

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Part 1 (Revisited for WASSCE IGCSE (Drama) Students by Anis Haffar) [This pi ...

The historic essence of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama (Conclusion)

The historic essence of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama (Conclusion)

Jul 22, 2008 | Feature Article

In the 2008 political season, it was hard not to hear the sound of America's racial history humming with the t ...

The historic essence of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama (Part I)

The historic essence of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama (Part I)

Jul 18, 2008 | Feature Article

One great episode in America's racial history was the Civil War of the 1860s. Another is poised to be Obama's victory as ...

Anis Haffar
Anis Haffar

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