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Sumaya Jirde Ali

Lina Hindrum

Sumaya Jirde Ali (b. 1997, Somalia) is a Norwegian- Somali poet, author, social commentator, and feminist.

Her first poetry collection entitled Kvinner som hater menn was published in 2017. She has since published three other collections. Her  book Et liv i redningsvest was published in 2023. In conversation with her younger self, she contemplates racism and its repercussions, even when it is received merely as microaggressions. 

Ali has been the recipient of several awards including the Oslo award´s voice of the year, the Zola award and the Norwegian authors´association´s freedom of expression award. She received the 2021 Amalie Skram prize, as well.

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