Are both Nuruddin Farah and Rachel Carson Somali novelists?
Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book "Silent Spring" and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
Hassan Abshir Farah Hassan Abshir Farah (Somali: "Xasan Xaraami" , Arabic: حسن ابشير فرح‎ ‎ ) (born June 20, 1945) is a veteran Somali politician. He previously served as mayor of Mogadishu and interior minister of Puntland. From November 12, 2001 to December 8, 2003, he was also prime minister of Somalia. Farah is an MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia.