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'''Fatima Ahmed''' (born 1949, Phnom Penh) is an Italian-Somalian writer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://exchanges.uiowa.edu/blog/words-that-build-the-soul/|title=Words that Build the Soul - Exchanges Literary Journal|website=Exchanges Literary Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-18}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/aukui/oclc/318632225|title=Aukuí|last=Ahmed|first=Fatima|date=2008|publisher=Eks & Tra|isbn=9788890229084|location=San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna)|language=Italian}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=AtdqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT134&lpg=PT134&dq=Fatima+Ahmed+somalia&source=bl&ots=bRth4JLJFw&sig=oEtBNp94O6peLMkW9xuaAsYxqDc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiX54CG-cjXAhXFuhoKHcacDhs4ChDoAQg2MAQ#v=onepage&q=Fatima%20Ahmed%20somalia&f=false|title=Letteratura nascente|last=Taddeo|first=Raffaele|date=2015-01-27|publisher=Raffaele Taddeo|isbn=9786050352252|language=it}}</ref>
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Fatima Ahmed
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1949}}
| birth_place = [[Phnom Penh]], [[French Cambodia|Cambodia]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|interpreter}}
| children = 3
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'''Fatima Ahmed''' (born 1949, Phnom Penh) is an Italian-Somali writer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://exchanges.uiowa.edu/blog/words-that-build-the-soul/|title=Words that Build the Soul – Exchanges Literary Journal|website=Exchanges Literary Journal|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Aukuí|last=Ahmed|first=Fatima|date=2008|publisher=Eks & Tra|isbn=9788890229084|location=San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna)|language=Italian|oclc = 318632225}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AtdqBgAAQBAJ&dq=Fatima+Ahmed+somalia&pg=PT134|title=Letteratura nascente|last=Taddeo|first=Raffaele|date=27 January 2015|publisher=Raffaele Taddeo|isbn=9786050352252|language=it}}</ref>

==Early life==
Fatima Ahmed was born in [[Phnom Penh]], capital of [[Cambodia]], in 1949. Her father was a [[Somali people|Somali]] sailor and her mother was of Vietnamese Cham ancestry. Because of the civil war in Cambodia, the family of Fatima Ahmed sought shelter in Somalia. While they were there, Ahmed was engaged in radio programs, including being a guest speaker at [[Radio Mogadishu]]. They later on migrated to Italy. In Italy, she was mainly engaged in cultural mediation and as a Vietnamese-language interpreter.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Fatima Ahmed was born in Cambodia, capital of Phnom Penh, in 1949. Her father was a Somali sailor and her mother was of Vietnamese ancestry. Because of the civil war Cambodia, the family of Fatima Ahmed sought shelter in Somalia. While they were there, Ahmed was engaged in radio programs on including being a guest speaker at Radio Mogadishu. They later on migrated to Italy. In Italy, she was mainly engaged in cultural mediation and interpreting Vietnamese language. She later became a writer and cultural mediator who actively participated in meetings, seminars, conferences and cultural activities concerning post-colonial identity. Her wrtings was mostly about post-colonial experiences. Se has collaborated with the EKS & TRA association in literature works as well as dealing with migration. Her publications includes ''Il Ritorno'', ''Shanti'' (for which she received a medal from the Presidency of the Italian Republic) and ''Gocce di ricordi'', which also won of literary prizes. ''Aukuí'' was her first novel. She has three children with an Italian husband. They have lived in Lake Maggiore since 1989.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marzagora|first=Sara|date=2015-07-03|title=Re-writing history in the literature of the Ethiopian diaspora in Italy|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14725843.2015.1074538|journal=African Identities|volume=13|issue=3|pages=211–225|doi=10.1080/14725843.2015.1074538|issn=1472-5843}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
She later became a writer and cultural mediator who actively participated in meetings, seminars, conferences and cultural activities concerning post-colonial identity. Her writing was mostly about post-colonial experiences. She has collaborated with the EKS & TRA association in literature works as well as dealing with migration. Her&nbsp;publications include ''Il Ritorno'',&nbsp;''Shanti''&nbsp;(for which she received a medal from the Presidency of the Italian Republic) and&nbsp;''Gocce di ricordi'', which also won literary prizes.&nbsp;''Aukuí''&nbsp;was her first novel. She has three children with an Italian husband. They have lived in Lake Maggiore since 1989.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marzagora|first=Sara|date=3 July 2015|title=Re-writing history in the literature of the Ethiopian diaspora in Italy|journal=African Identities|volume=13|issue=3|pages=211–225|doi=10.1080/14725843.2015.1074538|s2cid=146741745|issn=1472-5843}}</ref><ref name=":2" />


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 8 December 2024

Fatima Ahmed
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Occupation
  • Writer
  • interpreter
Children3

Fatima Ahmed (born 1949, Phnom Penh) is an Italian-Somali writer.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Fatima Ahmed was born in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, in 1949. Her father was a Somali sailor and her mother was of Vietnamese Cham ancestry. Because of the civil war in Cambodia, the family of Fatima Ahmed sought shelter in Somalia. While they were there, Ahmed was engaged in radio programs, including being a guest speaker at Radio Mogadishu. They later on migrated to Italy. In Italy, she was mainly engaged in cultural mediation and as a Vietnamese-language interpreter.

Biography

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She later became a writer and cultural mediator who actively participated in meetings, seminars, conferences and cultural activities concerning post-colonial identity. Her writing was mostly about post-colonial experiences. She has collaborated with the EKS & TRA association in literature works as well as dealing with migration. Her publications include Il Ritorno, Shanti (for which she received a medal from the Presidency of the Italian Republic) and Gocce di ricordi, which also won literary prizes. Aukuí was her first novel. She has three children with an Italian husband. They have lived in Lake Maggiore since 1989.[1][2][4][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Words that Build the Soul – Exchanges Literary Journal". Exchanges Literary Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Ahmed, Fatima (2008). Aukuí (in Italian). San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna): Eks & Tra. ISBN 9788890229084. OCLC 318632225.
  3. ^ a b Taddeo, Raffaele (27 January 2015). Letteratura nascente (in Italian). Raffaele Taddeo. ISBN 9786050352252.
  4. ^ Marzagora, Sara (3 July 2015). "Re-writing history in the literature of the Ethiopian diaspora in Italy". African Identities. 13 (3): 211–225. doi:10.1080/14725843.2015.1074538. ISSN 1472-5843. S2CID 146741745.
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