Zanzibar's Biubwa Amour life ideals were woke and radical

Biubwa Amour's biography

Biubwa Amour's biography written by journalist Zuhura Yubus. PHOTO | COURTESY 

The title of the book could be political but Mwanamke Mwanamapinduzi, the story of Biubwa Amour Zahor, 84, is about a fearless and determined woman who overturned cultural norms and changed her life, which is till today culturally revolutionary.

From the story, as told by renowned journalist Zuhura Yunus, it is clear that Biubwa’s progressive feminist leanings were before her time.