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“Crocodiles are a necessary evil, and to govern over them, one needs great determination. The commander of the river is capable of distinguishing good from evil, he recognizes their essences. He doesn’t betray the people’s trust, he doesn’t abandon his family, he doesn’t kill innocent people.”

The commander of the river

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Cogut Institute for the Humanities · 2024

Ubah Cristina Ali Farah & Amara Lakhous, “(Re)writing Borders”

Celebrated writers Ubah Cristina Ali Farah and Amara Lakhous present readings of their recent work and discuss how questions of memory, translation, and borders shape their writing across languages and genres. Through fiction, theatre,…

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2018

ANTIGONE POWER teaser

Antigone Power di Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, regia Giuseppe Massa. Antigone: Glory Arekekhuegbe

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Warscapes Corona Notebooks · May 2020

Warscapes Corona Notebooks

Somali-Italian writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah shares an excerpt from the novel she has been working on. As the pandemic forced people around her to return home, Farah found herself asking what really constitutes…

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2023

Madre Piccola – Lettres du monde

A l'occasion de l'édition 2023 du festival "Lettres du monde", Cristina Ali Farah vous présente son ouvrage "Madre piccola" aux éditions Zulma. En partenariat avec Lettres du Monde.

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2013

Translation Slam

A Festival favorite for six years running, this event delves into the change that happens when one text is translated into another. The battle plays out in an onstage Slam, wherein a poet reads…

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2012

Amir Issaa – La mia pelle

La mia pelle, intro letta da Ubah Cristina Ali Farah

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2023

Uomini e profeti

La storica trasmissione di cultura religiosa di Radio3, caratterizzata da uno sguardo pluralista, laico e interdisciplinare, si confronta con le domande inerenti all'umano e alla sua interiorità – a partire dalle questioni poste dalla contemporaneità ma senza trascurare le diverse tradizioni storico-religiose – attraverso interpretazioni e suggestioni che provengono da filosofia, antropologia, psicoanalisi.

2022

Poesie

Ubah Cristina Ali Farah lit en italien et son fils Daud, en français

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Actualitté · Lucy L.
28/09/2026

Le commandant du fleuve : grandir entre Rome, la Somalie et les silences

Yabar parle comme on marche dans Rome l’été : vite, de travers, avec des détours, des arrêts brusques, une plaisanterie au moment où quelque chose fait mal. Pour comprendre une histoire, prévient-il, il faut « s’armer de patience et se disposer à écouter ». C’est exactement ce que demande le roman. Sortie le 1er octobre.

Luigia Spadano - Fabule Magazine
2026

Genealogie della voce Intervista a Ubah Cristina Ali Farah

Mi interessano le famiglie che si scelgono, i legami che nascono dalla cura più che dal sangue. Nella diaspora ciò che ci salva sono i legami.

Hajar Abu Ismail - Asymptote
2025

The House of Termites by Ubah Cristina Ali Farah

Whether displacement is forced or voluntary, there is one prevailing symptom: loss.

VALÉRIE MARIN LA MESLÉE - Le Point
2023

Littérature : Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, l’errance entre Italie et Somalie

L’autrice de « Madre Piccola » est invitée au Festival du livre de Paris où l’Italie est mise en vedette du 21 au 23 avril.

Elisabeth Sassi - RSI CH
2023

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Festival del Cinema Africano – Verona 2026
Babel 2026
Chiasso Letteraria 2022
University of Richmond – Virginia 2019
IOWA – International Writing Programme 2018
Antigone Power Palermo 2018