Maryam Bukar Hassan

Maryam Bukar Hassan (born 25 December 1996), also known as Alhanislam, is a Nigerian poet, a spoken word artist, a storytelling consultant, a social entrepreneur, a digital content creator, and, a Pan Africanist.

Maryam is an advocate for United Nations peacekeeping, campaign co-ordinator at change.org in Nigeria, and she is a gates foundation goalkeeper. She uses her voice for social change and justice, especially on issues such as peace and maternal mortality.

Early life and education
Maryam is an indigene of Biu, Borno State, Nigeria. She is the only daughter of Hauwa Maina, a prominent Nigerian actress. Maryam completed her secondary education at Uncle Bado Memorial College Kaduna and later studied Information Technology at Radford University College Ghana, which is an affiliate of Kwame Nkrumah University.

Career and achievements
Maryam has performed at various events and platforms, such as Aké Arts and Book Festival, Kaduna Book and Arts Festival, Harmony for Humanity concert organized by the United States embassy in honor of Daniel Pearl, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) conferences, African Governance Architecture conference, 75th anniversary of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, African Union 8th high-level dialogue conference 2019 in Kampala, Uganda, Global Citizen Live, and many more.

Maryam is the founder of the True My Voice community, a group of young poets she coach to enhance their digital advocacy capabilities.

Awards

 * Leadership Awards Artiste Of The Year (2021)
 * Ooni Of Ife’s Royal African Young Leadership Forum (RAYLF) Honours (2021)
 * Tozali Awards Best Creative Artiste of the Year (2022)

Discography
She has released two spoken word albums: In The Heart of Silence (2017) and Layers (2021), which address various social issues.