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.
I did my bachelor's degree at University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah in Fes, Morocco. I Graduated with honors in 1991. I did my DEA degree at University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fes, Morocco in English. I Graduated with honors in 1992. I completed a master's degree in English at Brown University in 1995
I'm glad to see this excellent resource for us here in the states. It makes me really happy. 
Meriem Benjelloun