Our writings do not only define what we are and how we perceive the world around us but they also are an image of ourselves that will remain many years after we have departed this world.
Mohammed Ghassani
Multimedia Journalist. Poet. Author
A renowed Swahili poet, multimedia journalist and novelist, Mohammed Ghassani was born in Zanzibar in 1977.
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.
ZANZIBAR DAIMA PUBLISHING
As a self-publishing online platform, ZDP was established in 2016 for the purpose of getting Swahili literature online.
“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
Profesa Ibrahim Noor
“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
