Go Back to Where You Came From
A humorous memoir on being American and Muslim by writer Wajahat Ali.
Wajahat Ali, a writer, lawyer, and playwright, mixes memoir with political and cultural commentary in Go Back to Where You Came From. Drawing on his experience as the American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, he writes about identity, belonging, and the absurdity of being told to “go back” to a country he is from. The tone swings between comic and pointed, and the book doubles as a satirical guide to becoming American.
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Mehdi Hasan
Political analysis? Check. Social commentary? Check. Pop cultural takes? Check. It is as brutally honest as it is side-splittingly hilarious. White folks will learn from him; the rest of us identify with him.
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