When Jamil was a boy growing up on the Tatasi Peninsula, the Twin Tragedy ‒ an earthquake and a volcanic eruption ‒ cut Tatasi off from the mainland, turning it into an island. Immediately afterwards, a sea monster emerged and terrorized the trapped inhabitants. Jamil and his friends each dream of being the one to slay the monster, and freeing the islanders from their fear and uncertainty. But Jamil also dreams of finding the lost half of Tatasi's Golden Key, said to safeguard the island from future natural disasters.
The Adventures of Jamil tells the tale of this young man's journey to fulfil his two dreams. Inventing a brilliant plan he succeeds in defeating the sea monster. But the second dream proves much harder to attain. Jamil's quest for the other half of the key is full of twists and turns. Along the way, Jamil survives a shipwreck, crosses the desert and fights chimeras.

The Adventures of Jamil

Children's Books

UMAR, Mohammed

Action & Adventure

Salaam Publishing

Samad loved animals. His dream was to spend a whole day in a forest and sleep in the treehouse.   Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a forest has never been so much fun.

Samad in the Forest

Animals

Who is Mustapha, a respected Nigerian journalist and an aspiring filmmaker or an illegal immigrant wanted by the Home Office? Is he even Mustapha, or is he Michael, Kimani, or any one of the other identities he takes on to survive? But this is not just Mustapha’s story. It is a social saga with a glittering array of memorable characters embodying the ethnic and cultural diversity of London. Samuel Selvon’s Lonely Londoners gave us the city from the perspective of Caribbean immigrants who arrived in the 1950s. Mohammed Umar’s The Illegal Immigrant not only gives us the African experience of the 1990s, but reveals a society knitted together from a tapestry of multiple brightly coloured strands: Africans from different parts of the continent, West Indians from different Caribbean islands, sub-continental Indians, Europeans, Iranians and many others. What they have in common is their quest for ‘another world, a new chapter, a new dawn and a new dream.’ Guiding Mustapha through the pitfalls of disappointment, displacement and disillusion is his mother’s voice and her Hausa sayings, her injunctions to prayer and his own faith. But who is the mysterious Hausa woman glimpsed once and then lost to view? Is she the muse who will lead Mustapha to his longed-for goal? Will she inspire him to surmount his challenges or will he succumb to despair? In a world of uncertainty one thing is clear – so-called illegal immigrants offer a pool of untapped talent that, once released, makes an incalculable contribution to their adopted country. The journey of self-discovery and self-creation on which we accompany Mustapha dramatises the idea that identity is endlessly open to negotiation and change. This process can at times be simultaneously painful and liberating.

The Illegal Immigrant

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Samad in the Forest: Bilingual English-Luganda Edition

Samad loved to go out. His dream was to spend a whole day in the desert and swim in the oasis. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a desert has never been so much fun.Samad yayagala nga nnyo okutambulako. Ekirooto kye kyali kya kusiiba mu ddungu ng'awuga mu nzizi z'omu ddungu. Weyongere okugoberera Samad ku lugendo lwe olw'okuvumbula ebiri mu ddungu gy'eyazuula emikwano emirungi n'ebintu ebyewunyisa. Okugenda mu ddungu yali takirowoozangako nti kirnyuma nnyo bwekityo.A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Amharic, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Kalenjin, Kirundi, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba.

Samad in the Desert: Bilingual English-Luganda Edition

Samad in the Forest: Bilingual English-Fulfulde Edition (Fulah Edition)

Samad loved to go out. His dream was to spend a whole day in the desert and swim in the oasis. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a desert has never been so much fun.
Samad yiɗi jahaangal masin. Koyɗol maako ni kanjum woni, o yaha hamada o fija be ndiyam totton man. Tokke Samad fame ko fe'i be maako sa'e jahaangal maako haa o heɓi sobiraaɓe hilniiɓe, o heɓi bo andal nder jahangal maako man. Jahangal nder Hamada meɗay welugo.
A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Amharic, Gikuyu, Hausa, Kirundi, Luganda, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba.

Samad in the Desert: Bilingual English-Fulfulde Edition (Fulah Edition)

Samad loved animals. His dream was to spend a whole day in a forest and sleep in the treehouse. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a forest has never been so much fun. 
Gahungu yarakunda ibikoko. Indoto yiwe kwari ukumara umunsi wose mw’ishamba hama akarara mu nzu iri mu giti. Kurikira Gahungu mu rugendo rwiwe aho yaronse incuti nziza kandi akamenya n’ibintu vy’ibitangaro. Gutemberera mw’ishamba ntibiryoha gusumba ngaha. 
A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Akwapim, Amharic, Asante, Ewe, Fante, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Igbo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba.

Samad in the Forest: Bilingual English-Kirundi Edition

Samad loved to go out. His dream was to spend a whole day in the desert and swim in the oasis. Follow Samad as he embarked on this adventure where he made wonderful friends and amazing discoveries. Going into a desert has never been so much fun.Gahungu yarakunda gutembera. Indoto yiwe kwari kumara umunsi wose mu bugaragwa kandi yoga mw'iriba. Kwirikira Gahungu agiye muri runo rugendo aho yaronse abagenzi b'igitangaza kandi akabona ibitangaza bihambaye. Kuja mu bugaragwa ntivyoryoha gusumba ngaha.A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Acholi, Amharic, Fulfulde, Gikuyu, Hausa, Luganda, Oromo, Swahili, Tigrinya, Yoruba.

Samad in the Desert: Bilingual English-Kirundi Edition (Bantu Edition)

Samad in the Forest: Bilingual English-Hausa Edition

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