Ali Jimale Ahmed

Ali Jimale Ahmed
علي جيمال أحمد
Born Cali Jimaale Axmed
Occupation essayist, poet, scholar, writer
Ethnicity Somali
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles

Ali Jimale Ahmed (Somali: Cali Jimaale Axmed, Arabic: علي جيمال أحمد) is a Somali poet, essayist, scholar, and short story writer.

Biography

Jimale holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 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 (Red Sea Press, 1995), Daybreak Is Near: Literature, Clans, and the Nation-State in Somalia (Red Sea Press, 1996), and Fear Is a Cow (Red Sea Press, 2002).

Jimale currently teaches Comparative Literature at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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