Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Mohamed Ali was taken first to the Netherlands by his stepmother, and then later-on to Canada. Unmoored from his birth family and caught between twin alienating forces of Somali tradition and Western culture, Mohamed must forge his own queer coming of age. What follows in this fierce and unrelenting account is a story of one young man's nascent sexuality fused with the violence wrought by displacement.

About the Author
Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and lived in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands before immigrating to Canada as a teenager. He currently lives in Toronto. This is his first book.

Reviews
"A tour de force." -- Omayra Issa, Radio-Canada
"Heartbreaking." -- Quill & Quire
"A stunning memoir that will resonate with every queer person who has been through the fire." -- Diriye Osman, author of Fairytales for Lost Children
"Both tragic and healing, Angry Queer Somali Boy offers resplendent writing that intimately grapples with placelessness, identity, and belonging, in all its forms." -- Huda Hassan, writer and researcher
"A masterpiece of memoir, but also a cultural critique of the first order." -- Popmatters



Book Information
ISBN 9780889777590
Author Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint University of Regina Press
Publisher University of Regina Press
Weight(grams) 182g