MUNERA YUSUF IS A THOUGHT-PROVOKING CREATIVE MEMOIRIST, BORN AND RAISED IN TORONTO TO A WAR-STRICKEN SOMALI FAMILY. AS A CHILD, SHE TURNED TO WRITING AND BOOKS TO NAVIGATE YEARS OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE.

SHE HAS LIVED MANY BEAUTIFUL LIVES—AS A CREATIVE WRITING FACILITATOR, STORYTELLER, ACTIVIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND A CHILD OF THE WORLD. MUNERA WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY WITH LOVE: FROM MUNERA (2020), WHICH CENTERED ON HER HEALING JOURNEY. THE FILM PREMIERED AT THE 2020 INSIDE OUT FILM FESTIVAL AND WAS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT TIFF NEXT WAVE 2021 AND THE 2021 BREAKTHROUGHS FILM FESTIVAL, WHERE IT WON THE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD.

NOW, SHE EMBARKS ON THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT NOVEL: “THEY DON’T HAVE THE HAPPINESS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR”, OFFERING LIGHT AND WISDOM THROUGH A MARGINALIZED LENS. HER INTERESTS INCLUDE ART, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, A LOVE FOR MANY SPORTS AND DISCOVERING HIDDEN GEMS IN EVERY CITY. CURRENTLY TRAVELING ACROSS THE WORLD, MUNERA BELIEVES HER FOREVER HOME RESIDES WITHIN.
MUNERA YUSUF IS A THOUGHT-PROVOKING CREATIVE MEMOIRIST, BORN AND RAISED IN TORONTO TO A WAR-STRICKEN SOMALI FAMILY. AS A CHILD, SHE TURNED TO WRITING AND BOOKS TO NAVIGATE YEARS OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE.

SHE HAS LIVED MANY BEAUTIFUL LIVES—AS A CREATIVE WRITING FACILITATOR, STORYTELLER, ACTIVIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND A CHILD OF THE WORLD. MUNERA WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY WITH LOVE: FROM MUNERA (2020), WHICH CENTERED ON HER HEALING JOURNEY. THE FILM PREMIERED AT THE 2020 INSIDE OUT FILM FESTIVAL AND WAS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT TIFF NEXT WAVE 2021 AND THE 2021 BREAKTHROUGHS FILM FESTIVAL, WHERE IT WON THE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD.

NOW, SHE EMBARKS ON THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT NOVEL: “THEY DON’T HAVE THE HAPPINESS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR”, OFFERING LIGHT AND WISDOM THROUGH A MARGINALIZED LENS. HER INTERESTS INCLUDE ART, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, A LOVE FOR MANY SPORTS AND DISCOVERING HIDDEN GEMS IN EVERY CITY. CURRENTLY TRAVELING ACROSS THE WORLD, MUNERA BELIEVES HER FOREVER HOME RESIDES WITHIN.