Preorder · Oct 27, 2026
My Name Is Mohamed
Broadleaf Books · October 27, 2026 · Hardcover · 194 pages
When Mohamed Hammoud arrived in Canada as a child refugee from Lebanon, his family renamed him Mike, a gesture meant to shield him from prejudice, but one that erased elements of his history, faith, and roots. At home, he was still Mohamed. In public, he became someone else. That fracture bred silence, impostor syndrome, and a restless search for belonging.
From his childhood in Beirut to the violence of civil war, from the quiet erasure of assimilation to a TEDx Talk that catalyzed healing, the memoir traces the difficult work of reclaiming a name, a faith, and a sense of home.
“Writes with a clarity and tenderness that stay with you long after the final page.”
Tala Abou Dabousa, Rogers TV & Sports, OMNI News
