 Her story has been described in the book "Non dirmi che hai paura" ("Never say you are afraid") by Italian writer and journalist Giuseppe Catozzella.The rights for the English language version of the novel was acquired by Penguin Books, and there was interest in turning the work into a film.In 2015, German graphic novelist Reinhard Kleist published his graphic novel "Der Traum von Olympia – Die Geschichte von Samia Yusuf Omar" ("An Olympic Dream – The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar") at Carlsen Verlag.