Check out our re-vamped website and new project Confined but Creative here!
New Year, New Project
Really excited to be leading on a brand new programme by Kayd after receiving a 2 year grant by Arts Council of England’s Elevate fund to create excellent art and partnerships with other Somali organisations in both London and other cities in England.
We are currently hiring for someone to join our small team in this new project; if you are passionate about Somali arts, culture and heritage – get more information and apply here.
My book is now available in Germany!
My short story collection The Story of Us is now on sale in interKontinental which has been described as “the agency for African literature in German-speaking countries. They represent and promote writers from the continent and the diaspora”. They also run the annual African Book Festival Berlin. Very exciting!

SWF 2019
The 11th annual festival was a huge success and here is my favourite photo from the events. And so the planning for 2020 starts…

Somali Week Festival 2019 Launches this Friday!
Accenture BHM Event
It was a great honour to a panellist in Accenture’s Black History Month that was closed to the public. So many important subjects touched upon in Black Muslim Identity.


Somali Stories in Scotland
Very excited to attend my first event in Glasgow for their Black History Month programme on Saturday 5th October 11am onwards. It’s a free event so do join us if you are around! For more events that I’m doing during BHM UK, do check out my upcoming events page.
Somali Week Festival 2019
The programme of Somali Week Festival, of which I am Director, is now up! Full link can be found here.
New Interview
My latest interview with The Haybad is now up and can be read here.
TRT Article
I wrote an article for TRT World on the ongoing case of 12 year old Shukri Abdi in Bury who was found drowned in a local river. Full article can be read here.