“Uchumi” means economics in Kiswahili, (which is Swahili for non-Kiswahili speakers). Al-karim Lalani named his blog “The Uchumist” which is a hybrid word that stands for “The Economist”. Al-karim Lalani is a student at the University of Stanford, born in Kisumu, Kenya and raised in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.
Al-karim calls his blogs, “my diary as an East African Economist” in which he publishes what he “believes are interesting thoughts and occurrences all through the paradigm of economics”. I enjoy following his blogs because we come from a very similar background as Al-karim is my cousin. This helps me relate myself to his writing. I also admire his creative and unique idea of connecting life with economics in his blogs. This makes me think of how everything in life actually rotates around concepts of economics.
via » The Economics of Life- as seen through the eyes of a college student shahista kassam’s Blog.
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