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'''Kola Boof''' is a [[Sudanese Americans|Sudanese-American]] [[novelist]]. She was born a [[Sunni Muslim]] in Omdurman, Sudan |
'''Kola Boof''' is a [[Sudanese Americans|Sudanese-American]] [[novelist]]. She was born a [[Sunni Muslim]] in Omdurman, Sudan. As a child, she witnessed her parents murdered.<ref>''Diary of a Lost Girl''</ref> She was adopted by African-Americans in Washington D.C. in 1979 and became an American citizen in 1993. She is the author of seven books, published in eight countries. <ref>https://www.aalbc.com/interviews/interview.php?id=114</ref> |
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She has alleged that she was forced in 1996 in Morocco by [[Osama bin Laden]] to be his mistress, and that bin Laden raped her and controlled her, not letting her leave, for six months. <ref>{{cite web |title=Osama Bin Laden: Terrorist and Rapist….Kola Boof Speaks Out |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/osama-bin-laden-terrorist-and-rapistkola-boof-speaks-out-2011-5 |website=Business Insider |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> |
She has alleged that she was forced in 1996 in Morocco by [[Osama bin Laden]] to be his mistress, and that bin Laden raped her and controlled her, not letting her leave, for six months. <ref>{{cite web |title=Osama Bin Laden: Terrorist and Rapist….Kola Boof Speaks Out |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/osama-bin-laden-terrorist-and-rapistkola-boof-speaks-out-2011-5 |website=Business Insider |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:39, 4 November 2022
Kola Boof | |
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| Native name | نعيمة بنت الحارث |
| Born | Naima Bint Harith unknown, but around 1970 Sudan |
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| Occupation | Novelist, poet |
| Nationality | Sudanese-American |
| Notable works | Diary of a Lost Girl |
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| writerkolaboof | |
Kola Boof is a Sudanese-American novelist. She was born a Sunni Muslim in Omdurman, Sudan. As a child, she witnessed her parents murdered.[1] She was adopted by African-Americans in Washington D.C. in 1979 and became an American citizen in 1993. She is the author of seven books, published in eight countries. [2]
She has alleged that she was forced in 1996 in Morocco by Osama bin Laden to be his mistress, and that bin Laden raped her and controlled her, not letting her leave, for six months. [3]
Her first book, Long Train to the Redeeming Sin, resulted in a fatwa being placed on her.[4] Her other books include Diary of a Lost Girl, her autobiography, and the novel The Sexy Part of the Bible.[5], which was praised by Derrick Bell, who said about it, "There hasn't been a book this original or this socially relevant for black people since Ellison's Invisible Man."
Works
Some selected works include:[6][7][8]
- Long Train to the Redeeming Sin (2004, Door of Kush) ISBN 9780971201903
- Flesh and the Devil (2004, Door of Kush), ISBN 0-971201-97-8
- Diary of a Lost Girl (2006, Door of Kush), ISBN 0-971201-98-6
- The Sexy Part of the Bible (2011, Akashic Books), ISBN 1-936070-96-0
- Feminists Need Dick Too! (2021, Door of Kush) ISBN 1-513677-87-X
References
- ^ Diary of a Lost Girl
- ^ https://www.aalbc.com/interviews/interview.php?id=114
- ^ "Osama Bin Laden: Terrorist and Rapist….Kola Boof Speaks Out". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/11/books/fatwa-victim-or-a-fraud-mystery-enshrouds-kola-boof-writer-and-internet-persona.html
- ^ Kleinman, Loren (20 April 2015). "Undefeated: Interview With Kola Boof". HuffPost. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Bell, Madison Smartt. "A satiric comedy of African racism". Boston.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Smith, Akeem. "What We're Reading: Akeem Smith". The FADER. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Salamon, Julie (11 December 2002). "Fatwa Victim or a Fraud?; Mystery Enshrouds Kola Boof, Writer and Internet Persona". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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