Amal Aden | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) NorthernSomalia |
| Occupation(s) | Author, interpreter, lecturer |
| Known for | Author and lecturer |
| Notable work | Se oss (2008),ABC i integrering (2009),Min drøm om frihet (2009) |
| Website | Amal Aden |
Amal Aden (born 1983) is the pseudonym of aSomali–Norwegian writer. She is an author, lecturer andlesbian activist.[1] Aden is substitute member of theNorwegian Press Complaints Commission and has been a contributor to the newspaperDag og Tid since January 2013.
Aden was born inSomalia, and became an orphan at the age of four. She was illiterate, and immigrated toNorway throughfamily reunification[2] as a thirteen-year-old in 1996, after living as astreet child for seven years.[3] She struggled at first with the meeting of another culture,child protection and other public services which she claims were unable to help her. She ended up in the drug environment in theOslo city district ofGrønland, and lived on the streets of the same city periodically.[4]
Today however, she is self-employed and works as an interpreter for the police, schools and other instances, as well as being an advisor and lecturer for municipalities and other instances.[3] She is the mother of two twins and since 2002 she has lived inHønefoss.
Amal Aden published her first book in 2008[5] and has published several books since. She has received several awards, first of them Zola-prisen (a Norwegian prize named after the French writer and intellectualÉmile Zola) in 2010 for her work with immigration and integration issues.[6]
In 2013, following her participation in theOslo Pride Parade, Amal Aden says she received 146 threatening messages.[7] Aden is an outspoken Muslim-lesbian activist.[1]
Aden is the author of several books:[3]
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