Finland’s first Somali author: ’Somalia’s more than war and FGM’
The central character in the story is a woman called Khadija, who would like to be a poet. In Somali culture, poetry is the domain of men and as a woman, Khadija’s daily life revolves around animal husbandry, child care and long journeys to fetch water. “You get a big audience for yourself if you…
