I wish someone told me not to get off the car when stopped by a cop as a sign of respect for them.
I wish someone told me not to pick up random kids in the park and kiss them on the cheeks like we do on Morocco without being considered psychos.
In this stunning work of historical fiction, Laila Lalami brings us the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of Americaa Moroccan slave whose testimony was left out of the official record.
Nada is a Deputy Project Manager at Alliance Wood Group Engineering. She provides guidance and support for all aspects of execution of multimillion dollars offshore engineering projects. Before joining Alliance, she worked as a Mechanical Engineer at one of the worlds premier engineering, procurement and construction management companies (JE). Nada holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from LSU and a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from lEcole Nationale Suprieure dIngnieurs en Constructions Aronautiques (ENSICA) in Toulouse, France. She entered lENSICA after two years of Math Sup/ Math Sp in Casablanca and obtained her Baccalaurat with Honors in June 2000.
You are important for our community. 
Omar