25 October 2023

An Evening Conversation with Nadifa Mohamed and Dr Nuur Hassan

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Date: 25 October 2023
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Venue: SOAS University of London
Room: Khalili lecture theatre

About this event

An engaging evening with the acclaimed Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed on her literature and upcoming projects.

She published Black Mamba Boy (2009), The Orchard of Lost Souls (2023), and The Fortune Men (2021). Followed by Dr Nuur Hassan academic research and publications on Somali children’s education and parenthood. He is the author of two books: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Somali Boy Growing Up in Minnesota: Family, Schooling, and Identity" (published August 2022) and "The Role of Somali Parents in Their Children's Education" (published in May 2018).

Chair: Professor Laura Hammond, SOAS Pro-Director.

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