Mnamo Machi 21, 2026, huko Papua, Eid al-Fitr haifiki yote kwa wakati mmoja. Inajenga polepole. Siku chache kabla ya sherehe, masoko yanaanza kuhisi tofauti. Hayajajaa watu kama miji mikubwa ilivyo,…
On March 21, 2026, in Papua, Eid al-Fitr does not arrive all at once. It builds slowly. A few days before the celebration, markets begin to feel different. Not crowded…
Mvua huko Wamena huwa haiishii mara moja. Inaweza kudumu kwa saa nyingi, wakati mwingine kwa muda mrefu zaidi, ikigeuza njia kuwa matope na kuingia kwenye paa ambazo hazikusudiwa kubeba maji…
Rainfall in Wamena doesn’t always end right away. It can last for hours, sometimes longer, turning paths into mud and soaking through roofs that were never meant to hold that…
Mnamo Machi 17, 2026, asubuhi haikuanza na hotuba. Ilianza na watu kufika kimya kimya. Baadhi walikuja mapema, muda mrefu kabla ya tukio kuanza rasmi. Wachache walisimama katika vikundi vidogo chini…
On March 17, 2026, the morning did not begin with speeches. It began with people arriving quietly. Some came early, long before the event officially started. A few stood in…
Katika Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sentani, nje kidogo ya Jayapura, ishara za Eid zinaanza kimya kimya. Inaanza na watu wengi zaidi kufika mapema kuliko kawaida. Familia hufika na mifuko ya…
At Sentani Airport, just outside Jayapura, the signs of Eid begin quietly. It starts with more people arriving earlier than usual. Families arrive with extra bags, some filled with gifts…
Ukisimama kwa muda mrefu vya kutosha kwenye njia ya mafuta ya kupikia huko Hypermart Jayapura, unaanza kugundua jinsi watu wanavyonunua vitu tofauti katika wiki chache kabla ya Eid. Hazisogei haraka.…
If you stand long enough in the cooking oil aisle at Hypermart Jayapura, you begin to notice how people shop differently in the weeks before Eid. They do not move…