Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Maxamed Abu-maye

Join us for informal conversation with Maxamed Abu-maye, author of the book Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence (University of California Press, 2025).

This book exposes the links between US military violence abroad and police brutality at home through a profound exploration of Somali refugee lives. Black Muslim Refugee traces the globe-spanning journeys of these refugees, from civil war–era Somalia to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to their eventual arrival in San Diego, and Maxamed Abu-maye analyzes their experiences through the dual lenses of anti-Blackness and Islamophobia.

Dr. Abu-maye will be speaking about his book at the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub and on Zoom at an event from 5-6:30. Registration for that event here.