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ISSAH HASSAN TIKUMAH

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Interests	Issah Hassan Tikumah was born in Tamale in northern Ghana. He read philosophy and political science to obtain a B.A. degree from Australian National University in 1996. He received both his PGDE (2007) and M.Ed (2009) from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, where he has taught. He now teaches at the University of Cape Verde. As a writer, he has published more than a dozen books, including novels and essays. Refugees’ Rebellion (2015) and Baptism of Orphanhood (2013) are among his latest novels. Tikumah’s writings center on matters of socio-cultural injustices (with emphasis on the rights of women, children, minority ethnic groups, and refugees), educational reforms in Africa, especially in Muslim communities, and the politics of terrorism. His maiden book, The African God, was published in Nigeria in 2003. For his critical writings he was expelled from Nigeria in 2010. In 2012 Tikumah was nominated ICORN Guest Writer. His forthcoming book, Africanism, an annotated edition of The African God, is a critical reflection on current affairs affecting African development and identity. Tikumah is the founder-president of Refugee Appeal International (RAIN)

Gender

Male

Interests

Issah Hassan Tikumah was born in Tamale in northern Ghana. He read philosophy and political science to obtain a B.A. degree from Australian National University in 1996. He received both his PGDE (2007) and M.Ed (2009) from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, where he has taught. He now teaches at the University of Cape Verde. As a writer, he has published more than a dozen books, including novels and essays. Refugees’ Rebellion (2015) and Baptism of Orphanhood (2013) are among his latest novels. Tikumah’s writings center on matters of socio-cultural injustices (with emphasis on the rights of women, children, minority ethnic groups, and refugees), educational reforms in Africa, especially in Muslim communities, and the politics of terrorism. His maiden book, The African God, was published in Nigeria in 2003. For his critical writings he was expelled from Nigeria in 2010. In 2012 Tikumah was nominated ICORN Guest Writer. His forthcoming book, Africanism, an annotated edition of The African God, is a critical reflection on current affairs affecting African development and identity. Tikumah is the founder-president of Refugee Appeal International (RAIN)