Moustafa Bayoumi in conversation with Ebrahim Moosa

Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance

05:30 PM ET Thu., Dec. 04, 2025

Listen to author Moustafa Bayoumi as he reads from his landmark work How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America and then joins Prof. Ebrahim Moosa for a wide-ranging conversation on identity, belonging, and the moral challenges of post-9/11 America. Bayoumi—an incisive critic and gifted storyteller—brings to life the voices of young Arab-Americans navigating hope and hardship, offering a powerful lens on justice, citizenship, and the ongoing struggle to be seen.

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Featured Speakers:

Moustafa Bayoumi, author and professor of English, Brooklyn College
Ebrahim Moussa, Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame