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'''Boonaa Mohammed''' is a [[Canadian]] Muslim [[poet]].<ref name=tedx>{{cite web|url=http://tedxtoronto.com/speakers/boonaa-mohammed/|title=Boonaa Mohammed|accessdate=07-06-2011}}</ref> Mohammed was the winner of the 2007 [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] Poetry Face-Off “Best New Artist” award.<ref name=tedx/> He has a playwright residency at [[Theatre Passe Muraille]] in [[Toronto]].<ref name=tedx/> Although he is better known for his poetry, Mohammed is also heavily involved in the [[hip-hop]] community, and speaks out about local and global issues.<ref name=oromia/><ref>{{Cite news |
'''Boonaa Mohammed''' is a [[Canadian]] Muslim [[poet]].<ref name=tedx>{{cite web|url=http://tedxtoronto.com/speakers/boonaa-mohammed/|title=Boonaa Mohammed|accessdate=07-06-2011}}</ref> Mohammed was the winner of the 2007 [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] Poetry Face-Off “Best New Artist” award.<ref name=tedx/> He has a playwright residency at [[Theatre Passe Muraille]] in [[Toronto]].<ref name=tedx/> Although he is better known for his poetry, Mohammed is also heavily involved in the [[hip-hop]] community, and speaks out about local and global issues.<ref name=oromia/><ref name=art>{{Cite news|last = Dabu| first = Sheila|title=Art Saves Young Lives, Forum Told|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|publisher = Toronto Star Newspapers | date = June 15, 2007 | url = http://www.thestar.com/living/article/225564 | accessdate =June 8, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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He is a second generation immigrant of [[Oromo people|Oromo]] ancestry.<ref name=oromia>{{cite web|url= |
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http://oromiatimes.multiply.com/journal/item/1237/Oromo_-_Canadian_Poet_Boonaa_Mohammed_Celebrates_African_Legacy|title=Oromo-Canadian poet Boonaa Mohammed celebrates African legacy|date=09-02-2009|work=Oromia Times|accessdate=07-06-2011}}</ref> |
http://oromiatimes.multiply.com/journal/item/1237/Oromo_-_Canadian_Poet_Boonaa_Mohammed_Celebrates_African_Legacy|title=Oromo-Canadian poet Boonaa Mohammed celebrates African legacy|date=09-02-2009|work=Oromia Times|accessdate=07-06-2011}}</ref> He says that he overcame a troubled life that included selling drugs and dropping out of school.<ref name=art/> He would then go on to graduate as [[valedictorian]] of his high school and attend [[Ryerson University]].<ref name=art/> |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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Boonaa Mohammed is a Canadian Muslim poet.[1] Mohammed was the winner of the 2007 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Poetry Face-Off “Best New Artist” award.[1] He has a playwright residency at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto.[1] Although he is better known for his poetry, Mohammed is also heavily involved in the hip-hop community, and speaks out about local and global issues.[2][3]
Background
He is a second generation immigrant of Oromo ancestry.[2] He says that he overcame a troubled life that included selling drugs and dropping out of school.[3] He would then go on to graduate as valedictorian of his high school and attend Ryerson University.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Boonaa Mohammed". Retrieved 07-06-2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Oromo-Canadian poet Boonaa Mohammed celebrates African legacy". Oromia Times. 09-02-2009. Retrieved 07-06-2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b c Dabu, Sheila (June 15, 2007). "Art Saves Young Lives, Forum Told". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
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