Gaarriye

Gaarriye (born Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac; 1949[1] – 30 September 2012) was a poet from Somalia.[2]

Gaarriye was born in Hargeisa. He was a member of the Somali National Movement.[3] He composed one of the best known Somali poems on the theme of reconciliation, "Hagarlaawe" (The Charitable).[4]

Gaarriye died at a hospital in Norway on 30 September 2012.[5]

References

  1. ↑ B. W. Andrzejewski, S. Pilaszewicz, W. Tyloch, eds. (2009) [1985]. Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys. Cambridge UP. p. 394. ISBN 9780521256469. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Orwin, Martin. "Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye'". Poetry Translation Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Didier Morin, Littérature et politique en Somalie, Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire, Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, 1997, p.32
  4. ↑ Rebuilding Somaliland:issues and possibilities, Red Sea Press, 2005, p. 141
  5. ↑ "The Great Somali Poet, Mohamed Hashi Dama (Gaarriye), Passes away in Norway". JubbalandNews. Jubbalandnews.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.


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