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.
After graduating from college in Oujda, I left to France to finish my graduate studies in the field of Semiotics (a branch of linguistics). I lived in Paris for 6 years. After defending my thesis, I was offered a job both in France CNRS and Agadir University, Morocco. I entertained both positions, but at the end I decided to come to the States for a post doctorate year.
Great, great initiative. I just hope more and more Moroccans in this country will find you. You are surely doing a tremendous job. Best of luck. Mike Soussan
Great, great initiative. I just hope more and more Moroccans in this country will find you. You are surely doing a tremendous job. Best of luck. 
Mike Soussan