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Somali-born novelist Nuruddin Farah spent the last two years helping to create 

, a foundation that helps mothers and children in the Horn of Africa. It is in honor of his sister, Basra Farah Hassan. 

Farah is a prominent novelist from Africa, and is 

 His most recent work, "Hiding in Plain Sight" is a novel about a woman who loses her brother in Nairobi to a terrorist attack. Farah told MPR News corespondent Doualy Xaykaothao that his book coincidentally mirrors what happened to his younger sister.

Somali author Nuruddin Farah on 'Hiding in Plain Sight'

For Farah, the killing of his sister two years ago by terrorists in Afghanistan was possibly the saddest moment of his life. The 70-year-old hadn't spoken at length about it publicly, until recently. He sat down with Doualy earlier this year.

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Somali-born novelist Nuruddin Farah spent the last two years helping to create The Basra Farah Fund, a foundation that helps mothers and children in the Horn of Africa. It is in honor of his sister, Basra Farah Hassan.

For author Nuruddin Farah, the killing of his sister two years ago by terrorists in Afghanistan was possibly the saddest moment of his life. The 70-year-old hadn't spoken at length about it publicly, until recently. He sat down with MPR senior correspondent Doualy Xaykaothao earlier this year.

Somali-born novelist reflects on death of his sister

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