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Angry queer Somali boy : a complicated memoir
—Ali, Mohamed Abdulkarim, 1985- author.
"Writing from a homeless shelter in downtown Toronto, Mohamed "Mo" Ali chronicles how he ended up there in this powerful and often irreverent memoir of exile, addiction, and racism. Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Ali was taken first to the Netherlands by his stepmother, and then on to Canada. With its promise of freedom, opportunity, and multiculturalism, his new home seemed to offer a new lease on life. But unable to fit in, he turned to partying and drugs. Interwoven with world history and sociopolitical commentary on Somalia, Canada, and Europe, the story of this gay Muslim immigrant is told with tenderness in a refreshing and welcome new voice."-- Provided by publisher.
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Series:
Regina collectionRegina collection.
Subjects:
Ali, Mohamed Abdulkarim, 1985-Gay immigrants -- Canada -- Biography.
Gay immigrants -- Canada -- Social conditions.
Muslim gays -- Canada -- Biography.
Muslim gays -- Canada -- Social conditions.
Muslim gays -- Netherlands -- Social conditions.
Somalis -- Canada -- Biography.
Somalis -- Canada -- Social conditions.
Somalis -- Netherlands -- Social conditions.
Genre:
Autobiographies.Biographies.
ISBN:
9780889776593
0889776598
Description:
192 pages ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Canadiana.
Includes bibliographical references.
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