Part 1: Jordan, Sweet Jordan
October 14, 2017
Notes from a week of sightseeing Amman, Jordan in three parts… … More Part 1: Jordan, Sweet Jordan
A Brother Like No Other
June 7, 2017
Mourning Faried Jacobs and the Pain of Letting Go Your passing took me by surprise. I expected to fly down to Groote Schuur Hospital to hold your hand and hear your usual bemused greeting: “This is nothing. How long are you staying? Will you be sleeping on our couch in the lounge?” But the doctors … More A Brother Like No Other
The Grandmother of Just Girls
January 15, 2017
I never really met my grandparents from either my mom’s side or my dad’s. I lie. I met my dad’s dad. Twice. Once in Kingsley Street in Salt River when I was about eight years old. My mom had to say to me, “This is your grandfather.” I saw this older version of my dad … More The Grandmother of Just Girls
I let Nancy Sinatra sing in Sally Little’s biography
December 14, 2016
Adli Jacobs shares his insights on the process of writing Capturing the Fire and why setting the tone in storytelling is so important. … More I let Nancy Sinatra sing in Sally Little’s biography
The Day Auntie Lêga Turned 80
December 12, 2016
A story about birthdays and litanies and how traditions die out… It was Auntie Lêga’s birthday this weekend. It was her 80th celebration. Seven kids (minus one who had passed on), 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren in addition to extended family and friends flooded the house of her son, Ismail, to mark this amazing milestone. … More The Day Auntie Lêga Turned 80
Two Rivers
December 9, 2016
Two rivers descend from their mountain source
Over the edge, barefoot towards their destinies … More Two Rivers
That Feeling When You Fly
December 8, 2016
The opening and the closing
The earth beneath the sky
The poetry and the rhyming
That feeling when you fly … More That Feeling When You Fly
Four posters inspired by Rumi
December 7, 2016
If there is one poet that can speak to the heart of spirituality with a timeless relevance and cutting across different persuasions, then Rumi is most certainly the master. … More Four posters inspired by Rumi
Commemorating Johnny Issel in design
December 7, 2016
In 2011, on 23 January, an icon of the struggle for freedom and democracy in South Africa passed away. Johnny Issel was not just central to the formation of the United Democratic Front… … More Commemorating Johnny Issel in design
To see a world in a grain of sand
December 6, 2016
Posters inspired by an excerpt of William Blake’s poem Auguries of Innocence … More To see a world in a grain of sand
Posterize it!
December 5, 2016
In the 1980s, in the struggle against apartheid, activists used different forms of media to win ‘the hearts and minds’ of the public. … More Posterize it!
Drawn
December 4, 2016
I’m drawn to you
Like a salmon
Running upstream … More Drawn
Take a deep breath. We’re going swimming
December 2, 2016
The author reflects on the process of writing the biography of SA golf champion, Sally Little… … More Take a deep breath. We’re going swimming
The Road Trip of an Empty Coke Bottle
February 24, 2015
Because unburdening can be liberating, and sometimes you just need to travel… … More The Road Trip of an Empty Coke Bottle
How to learn something entirely new in just 4 steps
February 11, 2015
On how to learn new concepts, new processes or even new skills… … More How to learn something entirely new in just 4 steps
Introducing the Humans of Cameroon
January 31, 2015
Changing the narrative of your country, one status update at a time… … More Introducing the Humans of Cameroon
What’s your story, morning glory?
January 31, 2015
Everything is a story, including the person you believe you are … More What’s your story, morning glory?
The Secret of the Rose
January 31, 2015
It is said that the rose bush grew thorns to protect its flowers from fools. This is not so. … More The Secret of the Rose
The Magical Garden of Words
January 30, 2015
There was once a boy who loved words very much… … More The Magical Garden of Words
The Legend of Sand and Sea
January 30, 2015
The story of how earth and water met and why we love strolling on the beach… … More The Legend of Sand and Sea
A Brother Like No Other
March 17, 2023
Originally posted on Adli Jacobs:
Mourning Faried Jacobs and the Pain of Letting Go He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother: Zuleiga, Faried and I bracing the cold in Hout Bay on one of the many family trips we took together. Your passing took me by surprise. I expected to fly down to Groote Schuur Hospital…
How to Transplant a Rose Bush
August 17, 2020
Originally posted on Adli Jacobs:
Survival techniques for life-changing events, in memory of Zane Ibrahim Image from Crow the Stone “Who the hell is out there?” I inquired from a shadow in my rose garden at 3am. “I have been passing your house for a month now and noticed your roses have not been pruned.…
Remembering the Call of Islam
April 20, 2020
When I published my first book in 2014, a community in Pretoria invited me to share with them the significance and the reasons for writing Punching Above Its Weight. … More Remembering the Call of Islam
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