Ali Jimale Ahmed
Ali Jimale Ahmed is a Somali poet, essayist, scholar, and short story writer. He hails from the Abgaal sub clan of HawiyeBiography
Ahmed holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Current and former chair of Comparative Literature at Queens College, he teaches courses in African, Middle Eastern, and European literature. His poetry and short stories have also been translated into several languages, including Japanese and the languages spoken in the former Yugoslavia. His books include The Invention of Somalia, Daybreak Is Near: Literature, Clans, and the Nation-State in Somalia, and Fear Is a Cow.
Ahmed currently teaches Comparative Literature at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.Publications
- The Invention of Somalia,,,
- Daybreak is Near: Literature, Clans, and the Nation-state in Somalia,,,
- Fear is a Cow,,,
- Diaspora Blues,,
- The Road Less Traveled: Reflections On The Literatures Of The Horn Of Africa ,,
