Hawa Jibril - Damac Qaad

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Born in 1920, Hawa Jibril has composed poems in the oral tradition of her culture since she was 12, exploring the impact of war, nation-building and dramatic changes in women's roles that have marked Somalia's development. We celebrate the release of her first book, which links oral & written literature to the political and social forces of traditional culture, colonialism, feminism and national liberation.

The title of the book - And Then She Said, Saa Waxay Tiri - comes from a Somali ritual phrase that is used to introduce a poet (usually male). Hawa's book does indeed draw us into a captivating tale, crossing time and space - from camel herding to gun battles, from desert shrubs to city streets, from the boldness of youth to the sorrow and wisdom of age, from Mogadishu's turmoil to a Toronto high-rise -- as one woman's life and poems speak for thousands of others who, like Hawa Jibril, have braved perilous bridges, adapted and changed, and ended up living, with often un-noticed talents and distinctions, in our own Canadian cities.

This event was a Book Reading event at Columbus State University (Columbus, Ohio)

Video by: Abdisalam Aato

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[bartamaha]

First book from an 88 year old Somali Renowned Oral Poet

And Then She Said, Saa Waxay Tiri - The Poetry and Times of Hawa Jibril

[MIZZBORAMA]

loooooooooooool bless her she is so beautiful

[CrawzyGyal]

i wish i could understand what she's saying

[turtel]

KHAAT is SOMALI. friend Ethopia/Kenya in Canada I Try to studie Wine grow but chine ia pulling

[saxweeyaan]

amareto 35 habartaa aad soo xasuusatay maahoo qarsato qurunley xay cilmi ka ogtaha.Islaantaan hadeer ooy duqtahay ay dadka u faaiidaysaa si aan xumaanta qaadka loogu dhicin.

She is taking herself as an example to educate the people not to eat qaad.

people like cant get the point ileen jaahilaad tehee

[saxweeyaan]

This is a lesson. U know qaad is what killed our nation.

People need to understand the warning that she is giving both men and women who use qaad.

There is murti in the poem.

STOP QAAD MARYOOLEY

[Maxadeey]

Adigaa ayaa isku maahmaahde miyaa

[SAMdaMAN0000]

hahahahahahahah kkkkkkkkkkkkk wallahii cadii mahaa islantoo

[amareto35]

Khaatumo xumo. Gabar walba sideey yaraanteeda ahaan jirtay bay un ku gabowdaa.