Sheffield Sunday 21 November 2010: Book Presentation

Sheffield Sunday 21 November 2010:  Book Presentation 'Qaylo-dhaan deegaan / Environment in Crisis' by Ahmed Ibrahim Awale, 2010, Ponte Invisibile, Pisa, ISBN 88-88934-13-8 (Curisyo 2), 212p. http://www.redsea-online.com/curisyo.   Sunday, 21st November 2010 at 2-6pm at Sorby House, 42 Spital Hill, Sheffield, S4 7LG   Somali Communities in Sheffield in collaboration with redsea-online.com Cultural Foundation and Kayd Somali Arts and Culture are inviting you to Book Presentation: Qaylo-dhaan Deegaan/Environment Crises by Ahmed Ibrahim Awale, Sunday 21 November 2010 from 2pm, Sorby House, 42 Spital Hill, Sheffield, S4 7LG.     Ahmed I. Awale's new book is the first of its type to deal with the highly important issue of environmental disasters, particularly looking at the impact of resource depletion on those whose livelihoods depend on these resources for their survival.  Combining academic research with reflections from traditional knowledge, personal philosophies and faith, this book is accessible to a wide range of readers with an interest in Somali culture, the flora and fauna of the Somali regions, and the environmental challenges facing the people who live there.  The author of Qaylo-dhaan Deegaan / Environment Crises is born in a location not far from Gacan Libaax Mountain Somaliland. He spent his early years in pastoral life and had later acquired his primary education in Adadley.  He continued his higher education both inside the country and elsewhere and later extended his educational pursuit into the field of environment which he also put it into practice. The author is a development worker based in Hargeysa, Somaliland with over twenty years' experience in the NGO sector and is currently heading Candlelight for Health, Education and Environment, prominent local organizations in Somaliland.  At this event Ahmed Ibrahim Awale will present his debut book, Qaylo-dhaan Deegaan/Environment Crises, a collection of essays in Somali and English, which focus on the Somali environmental crises.  Qaylo-dhaan Deegaan/Environment Crises is published by Ponte Invisibile (redsea-online.com) and is the second book of Curisyo series.  Curisyo (essays) is a collection of books directed by Jama Musse Jama and published by Ponte Invisibile (redsea-online.com) which seeks to promote works in the Somali language that encourage citizenship and responsibility. For further details on the series, see http://www.redsea-online.com/curisyo. Following a presentation by the author, there will be a roundtable discussion and Q&A on the book and the effects of climate change. Panel participants: Ahmed Ibrahim Awale (the author), Rashiid Sheikh Abdilahi "Gadhwayne" (writer) Maxamed Sh-Ibraahim "Hujaale" (writer) Said Jama Hussien (writer) And Sa'id Yusuf "Habashi" and members of Sheffield Community. At the event, finally, the Sheffield Somali Book Club will be launched, and the Sheffield community will have a great opportunity to know about the club and join it for free. For more information on the event, please call Kaltum Banday: 07533522729 Mohamed Hujaale 07931592585, Ali Faacuul: 07903235229 or Ayan Mahamoud 07903712949