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.
An artist, interior designer and strong social and women issues advocate, I was born and raised in Morocco, studied in Brussels at the Saint Luc Institute and in New York at The Fashion Technologies Institute. I came to New York City in the late 80's and have been living in NYC , Washington DC and Long Island for the past 8 years.I started my home interior design company Harem Design in 1999 to 2003, along with Harem Design.com and Harem Design Monthly e-newsletter. The great response I received from my email list subscribers was a wonderful wake up call as to what type of questions have yet to be answered to the American public.