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  • when someone says This is my culture, not yours, send them this video.

  • Here in Zanzibar, the local culture is a combination off many cultures Arab, Indian and Swahili.

  • The food looks like Indian food.

  • This Swahili flatbread is the same as a chapati.

  • In India, this Swahili language sounds like Arabic was a visit.

  • Zanzibar religion is 98% Muslim, just like in Arabia.

  • Family in Zanzibar.

  • Henna designs are unique, but this is Hannah, the same one that came from India, and the music is unique, but it has Arab and Indian feel to it as well.

  • All of this is a clear example that cultures are not unique.

  • They borrow from each other and build up on each other.

  • So the next time someone says the culture is exclusively, there's tell them.

  • Come to Zanzibar.

when someone says This is my culture, not yours, send them this video.

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