Notice:
This event occurs in the past.
Journeys of Survival, Resilience and Belonging
Saturday, May 23, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 12:00 am
- In-Person event
- 2017, Dunton Tower, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
- Contact
- Sahanliteraryforum@gmail.com
The Sahan Literary Forum and Institute of African Studies present
The Yibir of Las Burgabo
Guest Speaker: Mohamoud Gaildon, Author
The Yibir of Las Burgabo is the story of fortitude, dignity and survival in the face of tragedy and rejection. It’s the story of Yibir, a Somali minority community in the Horn of Africa.
Mr. Gaildon is a medical physicist and radiation safety officer at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Yibir of Las Burgabo is his first novel.
See poster.