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| notableworks = ''Guur-ku-sheeg'' (1975),<br> ''Nida Al-Horiyah'' (1976),<br> ''Maana-faay'' (1979),<br> ''Galti-macruuf'' (1980) |
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'''Maxamed Daahir Afrax''' ({{ |
'''Maxamed Daahir Afrax''' ({{langx|so|Maxamed Daahir Afraax}} {{langx|ar|محمد طاهر أفرح}}) is a Somali [[novelist]], [[playwright]], [[journalist]] and scholar.<ref>Rex S. O'Fahey, ''Handbuch der Orientalistik: Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten'', BRILL, 2003, p. 121</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Afrax was born and raised in [[Somalia]]. He belongs to the [[Majerteen]] sub-clan of the [[Darod]] Somali clan. |
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A [[Multilingualism|polyglot]], he writes in [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[English language|English]]. Afrax has published three novels in Somali, ''Guur-ku-sheeg'' (1975), ''Maana-faay'' (1979) and ''Galti-macruuf'' (1980), in addition to an historical novel in Arabic, ''Nida Al-Horiyah'' (1976). He has also published several short stories in both Arabic and Somali.<ref>Rex S. O'Fahey, ''Handbuch der Orientalistik: Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten'', BRILL, 2003, p. 121</ref> |
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Also a [[playwright]], Afrax has written two plays, the first being ''Durbaan Been ah'' ("A Deceptive Dream"), which was staged in Somalia in 1979. His major contribution in the field of [[theatre criticism]] is ''Somali Drama: Historical and Critical Study'' (1987). |
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In his novels and plays, Afrax denounces moral [[Corruption (philosophical concept)|corruption]] and [[social injustice]]. When in 1980 his novel ''Gulti-macruuf'' ("Pseudo-civilized") began to appear in serialized form in ''Xiddigta Oktoobar'' (a leading national daily newspaper at the time), Somalia's government took offence. The publication of the story was subsequently discontinued at its 37th episode, and the author was muzzled. Soon after that, in 1981, Afrax fled the country and has been in exile ever since. |
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After leaving Somalia, Afrax settled in [[Aden]], [[Yemen]], where he completed his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree in 1988. He then joined the Ministry of Information and Culture as head of its Theatre Research Section and, later, as assistant director of the Publishing and Translation Department. |
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In 1991, Afrax relocated again to [[London]], [[England]] , where he currently resides. While working on his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in literature at the [[University of London]], he founded a literary magazine in English and Somali called ''HAL-ABUUR, Journal of Somali Literature and Culture''. |
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*''Ashakhsiyah Aturathiyah fi Shi'r Hadraawi'', in: Al-Hikmah, 135 (Feb.), pp. 44–50.1987 |
*''Ashakhsiyah Aturathiyah fi Shi'r Hadraawi'', in: Al-Hikmah, 135 (Feb.), pp. 44–50.1987 |
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*''A Nation of Poets, or Art-loving People? Some Aspects of the Importance of Literature in Present-day Somali Society'', Hal-Abuur: Journal of Somali Literature and Culture, 1:2-4 (Autumn/Winter 1993/4), pp. 32–6., 1994 |
*''A Nation of Poets, or Art-loving People? Some Aspects of the Importance of Literature in Present-day Somali Society'', Hal-Abuur: Journal of Somali Literature and Culture, 1:2-4 (Autumn/Winter 1993/4), pp. 32–6., 1994 |
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*''The Mirror of Culture: Somali Dissolution Seen Through Oral |
*''The Mirror of Culture: Somali Dissolution Seen Through Oral literature’, in Ahmed I. Samatar'' (ed.), The Somali Challenge: from Catastrophe to Renewal, Boulder, CO and London: Lynne Reinner, pp. 233–52., 1994 |
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==Further reading== |
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*Prof. Lidwien Kapteijns, ''Window on Somali Society: The Novels of Maxamed D. Afrax'', HAL-ABUUR, Autumn/Winter issue, 1993/94 |
* Prof. Lidwien Kapteijns, ''Window on Somali Society: The Novels of Maxamed D. Afrax'', HAL-ABUUR, Autumn/Winter issue, 1993/94 |
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 4 November 2024
Maxamed Daahir Afrax محمد طاهر أفرح | |
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| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, journalist, scholar |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Subject | Social justice, corruption |
| Notable works | Guur-ku-sheeg (1975), Nida Al-Horiyah (1976), Maana-faay (1979), Galti-macruuf (1980) |
Maxamed Daahir Afrax (Somali: Maxamed Daahir Afraax Arabic: محمد طاهر أفرح) is a Somali novelist, playwright, journalist and scholar.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]- Nadaraat fi Athaqaafah As-Soomaaliyah ('An Introduction to Somali Culture', in Arabic). ed. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by the Culture and Information Department, U.A.E.
- Maana-faay : qiso (a Somali novel) ed. London : Learning Design, 1997.(first published in 1981) (reportedly the first novel written in romanized Somali script)
- Hal-Abuur : wargeys-xilliyeedka suugaanta & dhaqanka Soomaalida, Hal-Abuur Journal / 1993
- The 'Abwaan' as beacon : the centrality of the message in Somali literature with especial reference to the play 'Shabeelnaagoog', in: Horn of Africa / 2004
- New, extensively revised and expanded edition of his book in Somali, Dal Dad Waayey iyo Duni Damiir Beeshay: Soomaaliya Dib ma u Dhalan Doontaa?, 2004 (A Land without Leaders in a World without Conscience: Can Somalia be Resurrected?)
- Ashakhsiyah Aturathiyah fi Shi'r Hadraawi, in: Al-Hikmah, 135 (Feb.), pp. 44–50.1987
- A Nation of Poets, or Art-loving People? Some Aspects of the Importance of Literature in Present-day Somali Society, Hal-Abuur: Journal of Somali Literature and Culture, 1:2-4 (Autumn/Winter 1993/4), pp. 32–6., 1994
- The Mirror of Culture: Somali Dissolution Seen Through Oral literature’, in Ahmed I. Samatar (ed.), The Somali Challenge: from Catastrophe to Renewal, Boulder, CO and London: Lynne Reinner, pp. 233–52., 1994
Further reading
[edit]- Prof. Lidwien Kapteijns, Window on Somali Society: The Novels of Maxamed D. Afrax, HAL-ABUUR, Autumn/Winter issue, 1993/94
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rex S. O'Fahey, Handbuch der Orientalistik: Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten, BRILL, 2003, p. 121
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