Mouna-Hodan Ahmed

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Mouna-Hodan Ahmed (born 1972) is a writer from Djibouti, one of the few women writers in the country. [1] Born into a family of five children, she completed her primary and secondary schooling in Djibouti before pursuing higher education in France. She then returned to her native country to teach. [2] Her first novel, Les enfants du khat, was published in 2002. [3]

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References

  1. Collectif; Dominique Auzias; Jean-Paul Labourdette (7 December 2010). Petit Futé Djibouti. Petit Futé. pp. 86–. ISBN   2-7469-2616-4.
  2. "Mouna-Hodan Ahmed" . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Mouna-Hodan AHMED – Les enfants du khat" . Retrieved 15 November 2016.