Poets and writers
Mouna-Hodan Ahmed (Muna Axmed)
Mouna-Hodan Ahmed (born 1972) is a novelist from Djibouti, one of the few women writers in the country. She studied in France, returned to teach in Djibouti, and published her first novel, Les enfants du khat, in 2002.
Mouna-Hodan AhmedMuna Axmed · Mouna Hodan Ahmed
- Lived
- 1972 to today
- Known as one of
- Poets and writers
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is she?
Mouna-Hodan Ahmed is a writer from Djibouti, born in 1972, and one of the few women writers in the country (Wikipedia, Mouna-Hodan Ahmed). She grew up in a family of five children and went to primary and secondary school in Djibouti (same source).
Teacher and novelist
She studied at university in France and then returned to Djibouti to teach (Wikipedia). Her first novel, Les enfants du khat ("The children of khat"), was published in 2002 (same source). See Somalis in Djibouti.
In short
A Djiboutian teacher and novelist writing in French, author of Les enfants du khat.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Mouna-Hodan Ahmed · en.wikipedia.org
Mouna-Hodan AhmedMuna Axmed · Mouna Hodan Ahmed
- Lived
- 1972 to today
- Known as one of
- Poets and writers
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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