Ayan Aden, 20-jir ah, waa Gabyaa ku nool magaalada Birmingham ee Dalka Ingiriiska. Waa Gabar la shaqeysa una ololeysa bulshada rayidka.
Ayan waxaa laga casumaa oo ay ka hadashaa munaasabadaha ay bulshada qabsadaan, waxay sidoo kale ka hadashay madasha caanka ah ee TEDx. Waxay hormuud ka tahay barnaamijka Guriyeenta ee “West Midlands Combined Youth Authority”, iyadoo xooga saarta horumarinta iyo hoggaanka loo dhan yahay.
“Gabayga waxuu ii so celiyay Soomaalinimadayda,” ayey tiri Ayan. “Soomaalinimadu qalbigeyga ayey ku taallaa maadaama aan ku soo barbaaray qurbaha oo ay dantu igu qasabtay inaan laba dhalasho yeesho.”
“Maansada aan tiriyo waxay ka tarjumeysaa labadaas dhalasho, waana sababta aan ugu qoro Afka Ingiriiska iyo Afka Soomaaliga, si aan fariintayda u gaarsiiyo dadka. Taasi waxay ii sahashay inaan dadka kale la xiriiro, angioo ka hadlaya arrimo muhiim ah oo bulshada qurbaha ku saabsan.”
Gabaygan hoose oo isugu jira labada luqad ee Soomaaliga iyo Ingriiska ayey ka aqrisay xafladii Somali Week Festival ee sanadkii 2019-ka.
Ayan Aden, 20, is a poet and a spoken word artist based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She is also a community activist and TEDx speaker who works with grassroots organisations.
Ayan is frequently invited to speak at community events. She sits as Co-Lead for Housing & Regeneration at the West Midlands Combined Youth Authority and is passionate about inclusive leadership and growth.
“Poetry has enabled me to reclaim my Somali identity,” Ayan said. “The issue of Somalinimo [Somaliness] is close to my heart as someone who grew up in the west and had to balance two identities.”
“My poetry style reflects that dual identity as I write in both Somali and English to connect deeper with my audience. It has given me the ability to connect with others through the medium of words, touching on issues we all face in the diaspora.”
She recited this poem at the 2019 Somali Week Festival in London.
