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.
Amal Lafhal, born and raised in Rabat, graduated from ESIG in 1996 and soon thereafter created an Import/Export Company. Her plans led her to come to the United States in 1999 to earn her Masters Degree in Management. While going to school, she met her husband. Amal joined her partner's floor covering business and helped grow sales from 2000 to 2005. Upon building a niche market, she discovered her passion for Real Estate and when one of her friends said Why dont you become Realtor? You have the perfect personality for it.