A little bit about Zanzibar April 1, 2014 Archana Shah, Associate Director Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship Pace University, 163 William St, New York, NY 10038 +1-212-346-1326 ashah2@pace.edu
Quick Introduction: Who am I? Associate Director, The Wilson Center of Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University Education Masters in Development Economics, NYU Bachelors in Finance, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania Bachelors in French, University of Pennsylvania and Jussieu, Paris VII Background Indian by ethnicity Born in Kenya Spent my childhood in Hong Kong Spent my teenage years in Tanzania Came to the United States to go to University
What is the Wilson Center? The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship was created in 2005 to serve the nonprofit community and Pace University. Devoted to honing the risk-taking spirit and managerial skills of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises, the center was launched with a pledge of $5 million from Helene and Grant Wilson, who believed that entrepreneurial management can help organizations increase their impact.
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Geographical Context
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History:Early Iranian and Arab Rule The first permanent residents of Zanzibar began arriving from the East African mainland around 1000 AD. They had belonged to various mainland ethnic groups, and on Zanzibar they lived in small villages, and never unified. It is assumed that because they lacked central organization, these early inhabitants were easily subjugated by outsiders. Traders from Yemen, the Persian Gulf region of Iran and west India visited Zanzibar as early as the 1st century AD. Although the islands had few resources of interest to the traders, it was a good strategic location from which to trade with the towns of the East African coast. Traders began to settle in small numbers on Zanzibar in the late 11th or 12th century, intermarrying with the indigenous Africans. The Yemenis built the earliest mosque in the southern hemisphere.
History: Portuguese rule Vasco da Gama's visit in 1499 marked the beginning of European influence. Zanzibar remained a possession of Portugal for almost two centuries.
History: Later Arab rule In 1698, Zanzibar became part of the overseas holdings of Oman, falling under the control of the Sultan of Oman. The Portuguese were expelled and a lucrative trade in slaves and ivory thrived, along with an expanding plantation economy centering on cloves. This is how Zanzibar adopted the name Spice Island The Arabs established garrisons at Zanzibar, Pemba, and Kilwa. The height of Arab rule came when the capital of Oman was moved from Muscat to Stone Town, Zanzibar. Many traders from the Indian subcontinent started settling in Zanzibar.
History: British rule From 1887 to 1892, all of these mainland possessions were lost to the colonial powers of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. Zanzibar was famous worldwide for its spices and its slaves. It was East Africa's main slave-trading port, and in the 19th century. A treaty between Germany and the United Kingdom, made Zanzibar a protectorate under the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom helped abolish slavery and remained in Zanzibar independence in 1963
History: Independence and Union with Tanganyika On 10 December 1963, Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom. On 26 April 1964, the mainland colony of Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; or today known as the United Republic of Tanzania. All local affairs were controlled locally, while foreign affairs were handled by the United Republic in the capital, Dar es Salaam. Zanzibar remains a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania.
Culture
Cuisine of Zanzibar Halwa Mchicha Mandazi Ndizi na Nyama Mohogo Maharage Ugali