DHAXALREEBHIBF2014program

Nadifa Mohamed:2013 Granta Prize for the Best Young British Novelist10:30 - 11:00: Screening: Imagining Society Through the ArtsThe artistic department of the HCC will help unleash the creative juices of young artists, writers, painters, actors, dancers,filmmakers to allow them to articulate their fears, dreams and hopes for themselves and their communities. These young artistswill explore what imagination means to them, and they will be given the opportunity to showcase their work.11:00-12:00: Book Launch - The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa MohamedThe Orchard of Lost Souls is Nadifa Mohamed’s second novel. Based in Hargeysa in 1988 the bookdescribes the fall of the former Somali Democratic Republic through the eyes of three women. As the countryis unravelled by a government war against its people, the fates of the three women are twisted irrevocablytogether. Intimate, frank, brimming with beauty and fierce love, The Orchard of Lost Souls is an unforgettableaccount of ordinary lives lived in extraordinary times. Nadifa Mohamed won the 2010 Betty Trask Prizefor her first novel, Black Mamba Boy, and was the winner of the 2013 Granta prize for Best of Young BritishNovelists.The session will be followed by a book signing.15:00-15:30: The Power of the Written WordAuthors Said Jama and Rashid Shiekh Abudllahi will reflect on the power of the written word, by describing the two book series,published by Redsea Culture Foundation, and on which they have collaborated. Curisyo (Essays) is a series of books whichexplore the theme of citizenship and individual responsibilities, and address some of the biggest and most challenging socialissues. Iswaydaarsi (Exchange) is a series of translations of Western classics into Somali and Somali oral literature into English.It aims to improve access to world literature for Somali speakers as well as to promote Somali literature to the rest of the world.Authors Said Jama and Rashid Shiekh Abdillahi will share their views with the young and upcoming writers.Other books: upcoming authors will showcase their books15:30 - 16:00: Book launch: In this session we will present a selection of bookslocally published in Somali, followed by a question and answer sessions with theauthors.16:00 - 16:30: Book launch: Maqaddinkii Xeebaha Berri-Soomaal:Taariikh-Nololeedkii Xaaji Sharma'arke Cali Saalax (1776-1861) byAhmed Ibrahim AwaleThis book is a biographical account of Haji Shermarke Ali Saleh (1776-1861), a remarkableperson with an astounding career, who wielded wide political and economic influence in thenorthern coast of the present day Somaliland and the nearby regions during the first half ofthe nineteenth century. European travellers and administrators have dubbed him ‘the PoliticalBoss of the Somali Coast’ and ‘the Principal Native Authority’. During his rule of Zelia hehosted Richard Burton throughout his perilous trip to Harar. The book also analyses thecircumstances that led to the end of his rule and his mysterious disappearance.09