Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja'
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Ahmed Farah Ali ( so, Axmed Faarax Cali) also known as Idaajaa, is a Somali literary scholar and publisher of written folklore. He was born into a Mareexaan family.


Career

Ali was a political analyst, and directed the program ''Fanka iyo Suugaanta'' on the BBC Somali section. He is also the editor of the work of several poets. The collection of Ismaciil Mire's poems was introduced, annotated and written down by Ali while at the Academy of Culture in Mogadishu in 1974. Ali currently hosts a weekly radio segment on VOA Somali titled ''Dhaqanka iyo Hiddaha'', meaning "''Culture and Heritage''".


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Somalian writers Somalian non-fiction writers 1948 births Living people Somali-language writers {{Somalia-writer-stub