# Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali (Maxamed Cabdikariin Cali)

> Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali (born 1985): Somali-Canadian author of the 2019 memoir Angry Queer Somali Boy.

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## Who is he?

Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali is a Somali-Canadian writer, born in Somalia in 1985 ([Wikipedia, Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Abdulkarim_Ali)). As a child he lived with his father's family in Abu Dhabi, and the family later applied for refugee status in the Netherlands before moving to Canada (same source). See [Somali Canadians in public life](/en/diaspora/somali-canadians-in-public-life/).

## The memoir

He wrote his first book, the memoir *Angry Queer Somali Boy*, while living in a shelter for homeless men in [Toronto](/en/diaspora/toronto/) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Abdulkarim_Ali)). The book describes his struggles with drugs and alcohol after arriving in Canada (same source). The CBC included it in an article on important books about mental health and on its winter 2020 reading list, and *The Advocate* listed it among the best LGBTQ memoirs of 2019 (same source).

## In short

A Somali-Canadian writer whose 2019 memoir, written in a Toronto shelter, was widely recommended in Canada.

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