Comments for Anyango Reggy http://anyango.wordpress.com My Rwanda Travel Logs Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Murabeho (Goodbye) by anitawheeler http://anyango.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/murabeho-goodbye/#comment-18 anitawheeler Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:58:23 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-18 Thanks Anyango for sharing with depth and realism your transformation. The questions you pose are ones that I need to force myself to grapple with. I don't want to look back one day and say that I I ignored Darfur, I betrayed the commitment I made in Rwanda to building peace. See you in a few days. Thanks Anyango for sharing with depth and realism your transformation. The questions you pose are ones that I need to force myself to grapple with. I don’t want to look back one day and say that I I ignored Darfur, I betrayed the commitment I made in Rwanda to building peace. See you in a few days.

]]> Comment on “How was Africa?” (by Leigh Anderson – Guest Blogger) by anitawheeler http://anyango.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/how-was-africa-by-leigh-anderson-guest-blogger/#comment-17 anitawheeler Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:49:45 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-17 Wow! Your reflections are so telling--a breath of fresh air from the twisted pessimism I read on BBC.com. Beautifully written, please consider publishing this!!! Peace and Love My Sister! Uhuru Afrika! Wow! Your reflections are so telling–a breath of fresh air from the twisted pessimism I read on BBC.com. Beautifully written, please consider publishing this!!! Peace and Love My Sister! Uhuru Afrika!

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Neighborhood…Murisanga (Feel at Home)!!! by jylstl614 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-16 jylstl614 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:50:17 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-16 Habari Anyango? Your blog prpovides much insight and the photos are great. Keep ut the good work. Habari Anyango?
Your blog prpovides much insight and the photos are great. Keep ut the good work.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Neighborhood…Murisanga (Feel at Home)!!! by mareggy http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-15 mareggy Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:30:43 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-15 And your photos are amazing. Keep up the good work. And your photos are amazing. Keep up the good work.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Neighborhood…Murisanga (Feel at Home)!!! by mareggy http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-14 mareggy Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:21:13 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-14 Yes, Rwanda is an amazing country as I witnessed when traveling to various cities in Rwanda (e.g. Kigali, Butare, Gisenyi and Cyangugu) many years ago as literacy consultant with the United Bible Societies. I also remember debriefing some of our national staff who fled Kigali during the genocide. In spite of the atrocities, people seemed so resilient. I’ve been back to Rwanda a few times since then, and have had some opportunities to talk with some church leaders, but I am curious about role that religious leaders (Muslim and Christian) played during genocide and the role they are playing in the reconciliation. As you know, the East African Revival started from Rwanda and spread to Uganda and Kenya. Its effects were probably as far-reaching as any revival in history, so that today there is hardly a single Protestant leader in East Africa who has not been touched by it in some way. . I don’t think you are addressing this issue per se, but I am sure that some of the women’s groups you are interviewing are faith-based. Well, take care of yourself. I am so proud of you and looking forward to reading your dissertation with great anticipation. I hope you are planning to publish your work. Your mum. Yes, Rwanda is an amazing country as I witnessed when traveling to various cities in Rwanda (e.g. Kigali, Butare, Gisenyi and Cyangugu) many years ago as literacy consultant with the United Bible Societies. I also remember debriefing some of our national staff who fled Kigali during the genocide. In spite of the atrocities, people seemed so resilient. I’ve been back to Rwanda a few times since then, and have had some opportunities to talk with some church leaders, but I am curious about role that religious leaders (Muslim and Christian) played during genocide and the role they are playing in the reconciliation. As you know, the East African Revival started from Rwanda and spread to Uganda and Kenya. Its effects were probably as far-reaching as any revival in history, so that today there is hardly a single Protestant leader in East Africa who has not been touched by it in some way. . I don’t think you are addressing this issue per se, but I am sure that some of the women’s groups you are interviewing are faith-based. Well, take care of yourself. I am so proud of you and looking forward to reading your dissertation with great anticipation. I hope you are planning to publish your work. Your mum.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Neighborhood…Murisanga (Feel at Home)!!! by mrbrice13 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-13 mrbrice13 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:14:22 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/22/welcome-to-the-neighborhoodmurisangafeel-at-home/#comment-13 Wow! That is amazing. I will share this with my kids. The beauty of the surroundings and waht seems like a harshness of living. Wow! It sounds like a lot is undercover and moving like lava under the ground waiting to erupt. Be careful, but enjoy. The pictures are wonderful. Wow! That is amazing. I will share this with my kids. The beauty of the surroundings and waht seems like a harshness of living. Wow! It sounds like a lot is undercover and moving like lava under the ground waiting to erupt. Be careful, but enjoy. The pictures are wonderful.

]]> Comment on Mwiriwe (Good Afternoon)! by mareggy http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/mwiriwe-good-afternoon/#comment-12 mareggy Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:33:48 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/mwiriwe-good-afternoon/#comment-12 Just writing to let you know that I am enjoying your blog and I am so proud of you. Keep the stories and photos coming. Just writing to let you know that I am enjoying your blog and I am so proud of you. Keep the stories and photos coming.

]]> Comment on Hamna Shida (No Problem) by imanicountess http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/hamna-shida-no-problem/#comment-11 imanicountess Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:35:38 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/hamna-shida-no-problem/#comment-11 Dear Anyango, Thanks for your insights into the complexity that is Rwanda. I look forward to reading as you continue your studies. Do you have a sense as to the specific coping mechanisms being used by folks? Are there any pyschologists in the area researching the most effective strategies for healing? There was a recent article in the NYT on rape in the eastern DRC. It noted that the worst perpetrators are those Rwandans that participated in the genocide and that are so damaged by the experience that they are psychologically lost and continue to engage in the worst forms of violence against women. Is there anything parallel in Rwanda itself? Looking forward to hearing more! Also, Claim No Easy Victories is out and a book party is scheduled at ASA. Your profile is the last in the book! Let me know where I can send your mom her copy!!! In solidarity, IC Dear Anyango,

Thanks for your insights into the complexity that is Rwanda. I look forward to reading as you continue your studies. Do you have a sense as to the specific coping mechanisms being used by folks? Are there any pyschologists in the area researching the most effective strategies for healing?

There was a recent article in the NYT on rape in the eastern DRC. It noted that the worst perpetrators are those Rwandans that participated in the genocide and that are so damaged by the experience that they are psychologically lost and continue to engage in the worst forms of violence against women. Is there anything parallel in Rwanda itself?

Looking forward to hearing more!

Also, Claim No Easy Victories is out and a book party is scheduled at ASA. Your profile is the last in the book! Let me know where I can send your mom her copy!!!

In solidarity,
IC

]]> Comment on From the land of a thousand hills by chrisanta http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/from-the-land-of-a-thousand-hills/#comment-10 chrisanta Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:29:20 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/from-the-land-of-a-thousand-hills/#comment-10 Hey sistah! I am so excited to read all that you've already accomplished in the short time you've been in Rwanda. I know that your research will be successful -just remember to be somewhat flexible - and the rest will fall into place. Have fun and enjoy every minute of it - coz you will miss it - trust me I should know :-). Looking forward to reading all about your travels - and don't forget to post some pictures. Kanini Hey sistah!
I am so excited to read all that you’ve already accomplished in the short time you’ve been in Rwanda. I know that your research will be successful -just remember to be somewhat flexible – and the rest will fall into place. Have fun and enjoy every minute of it – coz you will miss it – trust me I should know :-) . Looking forward to reading all about your travels – and don’t forget to post some pictures.
Kanini

]]> Comment on From the land of a thousand hills by karimiller http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/from-the-land-of-a-thousand-hills/#comment-9 karimiller Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:58:04 +0000 http://anyango.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/from-the-land-of-a-thousand-hills/#comment-9 Thank you for the site! I love eeet!! Please take care of yourself and give yourself a hug for me. Take more photos, especially ones with you in them. The socio-economic disparities that you describe are interesting. I am interested in knowing how middle/upper class Rwandans feel about it, if you can ask a few. Are they conscious of these issues, or is it something that you are noticing because you have eyes from outside. As I was saying to Anita today about the poster we have been making, sometimes "some one else has to do the editting, cause our eyes have been on it too long, so we wont notice things that others might see". A real lesson for those of us who are not seeing everything about ourselves and our societies - because we have it infront of us for so long that the brain interprets the objects as normal. Still miss you! My first Paneira Work day tomorrow without my sis. Thank you for the site! I love eeet!! Please take care of yourself and give yourself a hug for me. Take more photos, especially ones with you in them. The socio-economic disparities that you describe are interesting. I am interested in knowing how middle/upper class Rwandans feel about it, if you can ask a few. Are they conscious of these issues, or is it something that you are noticing because you have eyes from outside.
As I was saying to Anita today about the poster we have been making, sometimes “some one else has to do the editting, cause our eyes have been on it too long, so we wont notice things that others might see”. A real lesson for those of us who are not seeing everything about ourselves and our societies – because we have it infront of us for so long that the brain interprets the objects as normal. Still miss you! My first Paneira Work day tomorrow without my sis.

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