Meet Kasim

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Shalom Kasim is the founder and curator of Naija in the Mix. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Literary Studies from the Federal University, Wukari, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the journal Insights. He is the managing editor at Mud Season Review.



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