Yahya Hassan facts for kids
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Yahya Hassan
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Yahya Hassan in October 2015
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| Born | 19 May 1995 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Died | 29 April 2020 (aged 24) Aarhus, Denmark |
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| Period | 2011–2020 |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Yahya Hassan |
Yahya Hassan (19 May 1995 – 29 April 2020) was a Danish poet and political activist of Palestinian descent, whose poems and public statements criticizing both Islam and Danish policies on migration and participation in armed conflicts made him a much-debated and controversial figure.
His most notable work, Yahya Hassan, as of 2013 was the best-selling debut poetry collection in Denmark, and has been printed in more than 120,000 copies (middle of 2015).
Early life
Yahya Hassan was born to a family of Muslim Palestinian immigrants, who had fled to Lebanon due to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and who moved to Denmark in the 1980s. He was born in Aarhus V, a problematic immigrant district of the city of Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark and the country's main port. He had four siblings. Hassan grew up in a religious environment, but soon abandoned religion. He was institutionalized for juvenile delinquency in Solhaven in Farsø, where educators first supported his literary talent. Hassan attended a "Rap Academy" and various workshops for creative writing.
Politics
On 7 April 2015, Hassan announced that he had joined the newly formed Danish political party, Nationalpartiet. On 9 February 2016, party leader Kashif Ahmad announced that Hassan had been expelled from the party.
Death
Hassan was found dead in his apartment in Aarhus on 29 April 2020. Yahya Hassan converted back to Islam prior to his death.
