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GET TO KNOW MG
Mohammed Ghassani is a renown Swahili poet, multimedia journalist and novelist. He was born in Zanzibar in 1977. His poetry book, N’na Kwetu: Sauti ya Mgeni Ugenini (I Have My Own Home: A Stanger’s Voice in a Strange Land) earned him the inaugural award from the Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature in 2015.… Continue reading GET TO KNOW MG
BOOKS
So far, Mohammed Ghassani has himself authored seven books, six of which are of poetry and one is a novella know as Mja wa Laana, i.e. The Cursed. All books are available both as paperback and kindle version through online shops such as Amazon and Lulu.com. The List Andamo: Msafiri Safarini Siwachi Kusema: Uhuru U… Continue reading BOOKS
ZANZIBAR DAIMA PUBLISHING
Zanzibar Daima Publishing (ZDP) is a self-publishing online platform established in 2016 for the sole purpose of getting Swahili literature online. The platform was established to give the author and other Swahili raising writers a place to have their works known worldwide. So far, almost 15 books have been published through this platform. All of… Continue reading ZANZIBAR DAIMA PUBLISHING
“Tangu hapo nikagundua kuwa nimekutana na mshairi chipukizi gwiji, mwenye kipawa kikubwa chenye mwangwi wa kazi za washairi maarufu wa Kiswahili. Kazi za akina Muyaka bin Haji Al-Ghassany, Abdilatif Abdalla, Ahmad Nassir wa Mvita, na akina Kamange na Sarahani wa Pemba.” – Kwenye Machozi Yamenishiya: Diwani ya Mohammed Ghassani
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“Nimemjua Mohammed Ghassani kwa zaidi ya miaka kumi kupitia maandishi yake mbalimbali yanayochapishwa kwenye magazeti ya Kiswahili nchini Tanzania…. Kwa hakika, nilivutiwa sana kwa umahiri uliomo kwenye maandishi yake, kwa ufundi wake wa lugha katika kuwasilisha mawazo yake na kwa uzito wa hoja zake.” Kalamu ya Mapinduzi: Mapambano Yanaendelea
