Editing Shaaban bin Robert (section)

==Intellectual work==
Robert contributed to the promotion of the [[Swahili language]] and the struggle for the dignity of mankind. He was a celebrated [[humanism|humanist]]. He worked for [[freedom]] and [[gender equality]], and was against [[Racial discrimination|racial]] and [[religious discrimination]] in Tanzania. Tanzania's first president, [[Julius Nyerere]], had complete admiration for the late Shaaban Robert, and greatly valued and promoted his intellectual work. His was also equally respectful of both Muslims and Christians. That is reflected in his two unusual names (Shaaban—Muslim name and Robert, a Christian name).[The name Robert was in fact one of his father's several names, the others being Selemani and Ufukwe]

Sheikh Shaaban Robert succeeded in writing essays, books, prose and poems and some of his literature is part of school curricula and higher education reading. Some of his books included ''Maisha Yangu na Baada ya Miaka Hamsini'', ''Kusadikika'', and ''Wasifu wa Siti binti Saad''. His works are still being discovered and published. To date he has 24 known works.
[[File:Shabaan Roberts Grave in Tangasisi Ward, Tanga.jpg|thumb|Shabaan Roberts Grave in Tangasisi Ward, Tanga]]
[[File:Museum Plate, Tangasisi Ward, Tanga.jpg|thumb|Museum Plate, Tangasisi Ward, Tanga]]