Amina
Mohammed Umar
The moving story of a woman who challenges the restrictions of the life she is born into, and in so doing helps to bring about change for more than just herself. It illuminates issues which rarely appear in fiction but which structure the lives of millions of women - the legal status of Muslim women, the limitations imposed on them by traditional and religious conventions, the restrictions on their economic activities, the humiliations visited on them as a result of unquestioned male power in personal relationships. It engages the reader's sympathy through its believable portrayal of one remarkable contemporary woman. Written with the passion born of real experience, this remarkable portrayal through the eyes of a woman by a northern Nigerian man leaves the reader with hope for the future.
Paperback: 250 pages, 141mm x 213mm
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592214045
ISBN-13: 978-1592214044
The Illegal Immigrant
Mohammed Umar
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.’
Paperback 412pages 216mm x 140mm
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-9572084-5-2
Price: £14.99
Sunset at Dawn
A Play about Refugees in Three Acts
Mohammed Umar
Heartfelt and timely, Sunset at Dawn addresses one of the most urgent issues of our time. A Brechtian drama with explicit political intent, it portrays the antipathy of a community for the strangers in their midst. The characters’ collective views and attitudes on immigration and citizenship are no less shocking for being familiar. As we witness their cynical manipulation by politicians intent on their own ends, we recognise ourselves and the times we live in. An allegory on different levels – political, social and mythic – the play exposes the shallowness of self-justifying stories of nationhood. When things fall apart, we have only ourselves to blame.
£6.99
Paperback 74 pages, 198mm x 129mm
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-912450-17-6
Samad in the Forest
Mohammed Umar
Illustrated by Soukaina Lalla Greene
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.
£6.99
Paperback: 24 pages, 203mm x 203mm
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0957208421
ISBN-13: 978-0957208421
The Enemies Inside
Mohammed Umar
Illustrated by Dusica Dimitrovska
When well-armed soldiers from a powerful kingdom surrounded a small kingdom, its king was given an ultimatum by the commander of the invading army. The king consulted his advisers who came up with a novel plan on how to get rid of the enemy soldiers without a fight. Will the plan work?
£6.99
Paperback: 28 pages, 148mm x 210mm
Language: English
ISBN 978-1912450091
Samad in the Desert
Mohammed Umar
Illustrated by Soukaina Lalla Greene
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.
£6.99
Paperback: 24 pages, 203mm x 203mm
Language: English
ISBN 978-0-9572084-3-8
The Adventures of Jamil
Mohammed Umar
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.
Paperback: 148 pages, 129mm x 198mm
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0957208405
ISBN-13: 978-0957208407
The Hunter Becomes The Hunted
Mohammed Umar
Illustrated by Soukaina Lalla Greene
A hunter goes into a nearby forest with a hidden agenda - to hunt and rule over the animals. He thinks his master plan will work and initially everything goes according to plan. Just when the hunter thinks he is about to dominate the animals, he gets a real surprise from the monkey and gorilla.
Paperback: 72 pages, 127mm x 203mm
ISBN 978-0-9572084-4-5
A Trip to the Zoo
Mohammed Umar
Illustrated by Tom Velterop
A trip to the zoo for most young adults is a simple and straight forward journey with very little to worry about. But for three special friends with special needs, the journey can be daunting; full of worries and anxieties. Follow Ben, Adam and Jasmine as they visit the zoo together and see the challenges they face along the way.
Paperback: 28 pages, 140mm x 216mm
ISBN 978-1-912450-76-3