Women in Zanzibar, photographed by Joanna Lipper
Organization: W.E.B Du Bois Institute, Harvard University
"Women in Zanzibar trace their lineage back to Swahili, Arab, Indian, Goan, Shirazi, African, Persian and Omani origins. Many are of mixed race, reflecting both the cultural synthesis and the ethnic conflict that have shaped the arc of Zanzibar’s complex history."