Faarax Maxamed Jaamac Cawl (often credited as Faarax MJ Cawl) (born 1937) is a Somali writer born in Hargeisa, Somalia. His surname "Cawl" (pronounced Owl) means "gazelle" which was the nickname of his great-grandfather who was the sultan of the Warsangeli clan. The Cawl family also includes the legendary Warsangeli sultan Mahamoud Ali Shire. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...
When he was young Faraax followed a technical training in England (aeronautical and automobile engineering in London). After his education he returned to Somalia and worked with the police and the National Transport Agency in Mogadishu. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Mogadishu Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, Italian and Spanish: Mogadiscio), a city in East Africa on the Indian Ocean, serves as the nominal capital of anarchic Somalia. ...
The literary work of Faarax is especially known for its vivid description of Somalia's nature and its use of inserted segments of traditional Somali poetry. He also has the distinction of being the first Somali novelist after the language took written form in 1974.
Faraax MJ Cawl was a member of the Rer Garad (royal family) of the Warsangeli clan. He was killed along with three of his children during the peak of civil unrest in Mogadishu because of his membership in the Daarod clan family. He is survived by his wife and one son (Dahir Faraax).
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Aqoondarro waa U nacab jacayl (Ignorance is the enemy of love), 1982
Garbaduubkii gumeysiga (The Shackles of Colonialism), 1978
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