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.
Dr. Mohammed Errihani was born and raised in Fez. He holds a Bachelors degree and a diplome des Etudes Approfondies (DEA) in English Literature from the University of Fez, a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics and a Ph.D. in English Language and Rhetoric from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is currently director of the ESL program and professor of linguistics at Purdue University Calumet.
I have been in the US for almost 26 years. This is the best thing that could have happened to us Moroccans. Thank you who ever you are the brother or sister that came up with the idea. Ali Lahiani
I have been in the US for almost 26 years. This is the best thing that could have happened to us Moroccans. Thank you who ever you are the brother or sister that came up with the idea. 
Ali Lahiani