Lagaama Roona - Softcover

Ahmed, Saida Sheikh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1546504133 ISBN 13: 9781546504139

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

‘Lagaama Roona’ is the second book published by Saida Sheikh Ahmed and it discusses the rights of Somali members of the LGBTQ+ community. Sheikh Ahmed is not the first writer to write on this topic however; she is the first to address it in the Somali language. ‘Lagaama Roona’ is based on a thorough research that is looking at the rights of LGBTQ+ Somalis from cultural as well as religious perspectives. Sheikh Ahmed uses storytelling and humorous anecdotes to center the voices of LGBTQ+ Somalis and engage the reader into thinking about a subject that has long remained a taboo in the Somali community. Through this book, Sheikh Ahmed intends to raise awareness about the rights of Somali LGBTQ+ people and break the barrier of fear and silence imposed of this marginalized and excluded group of people. Sheikh Ahmed’s main objective behind this work is to initiate an honest and compassionate dialogue among Somali people in relations to this topic.

About this title

About the Author

Saida Sheikh Ahmed was born and raised in Mogadishu, Somalia, where she gained the first part of her education. She then continued her studies in Brussels, Belgium. Sheikh Ahmed was Minister of State for Planning and International Cooperation of Southwest state of Somalia. Sheikh Ahmed is a Sufi, music and song composer and the author of her first ‘IS-DHIIB’.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: Somali
• ISBN 10: 1546504133
• ISBN 13: 9781546504139
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140