www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/11/tourism-pushed-women-out-of-zanzibars-public-spaces-but-now-theyre-taking-them-back
Somewhat interesting article here. The claim is that 'tourism pushed women out of Zanzibar's public spaces', which is obvious nonsense, it was MEN who did this. Men kept their spaces with no disruption whatsoever, and women's spaces were lost.
I find it slightly disappointing when people in these sectors are very keen to blame the generic 'tourist', when local stakeholders hold all the power.
A quick Google suggests that this is rather misleading also:
" Near the coast, the Old Fort, built by the Omani empire when they expelled the Portuguese in 1699, used to belong to women. But today, instead of women gathering to socialise and share problems, the grassy gardens of the Old Fort are filled with vendors hawking tourist trinkets."
www.zanzibar-travel-guide.com/bradt_guide.asp?bradt=1799
"In the early 20th century, the fort was also used as a depot for the railway line which ran from Zanzibar Town to Bububu. In 1949 it was rebuilt and the main courtyard used as a ladies' tennis club, but after the 1964 Revolution it fell into disuse."
This was presumably a tennis club for mostly/all white British colonial ladies. (The 1964 Revolution followed independence from the British in 1949.)
It is unfortunate that the journalist/subeditor fails to properly recognise that the men of Zanzibar pushed the women of Zanzibar out of public spaces.