A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring

A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring

by Omar Sharif Jr
A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring

A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring

by Omar Sharif Jr

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Overview

"A powerful and essential memoir of self-discovery . . . Brimming with beautiful remembrances of his grandfather and terrifying stories of abuse and homophobia, this is an essential book that shines a much-needed light on the intersection of Arab and queer identity." —Abdi Nazemian, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor Book

The grandson of Hollywood royalty on his father’s side and Holocaust survivors on his mother’s, Omar Sharif Jr. learned early on how to move between worlds, from the Montreal suburbs to the glamorous orbit of his grandparents’ Cairo. His famous name always protected him wherever he went. When, in the wake of the Arab Spring, he made the difficult decision to come out in the pages of The Advocate, he knew his life would forever change. What he didn’t expect was the backlash that followed.
 
From bullying, to illness, attempted suicide, becoming a victim of sex trafficking, death threats by the thousands, revolution and never being able to return to a country he once called home, Omar Sharif Jr. has overcome more challenges than one might imagine. Drawing on the lessons he learned from both sides of his family, A Tale of Two Omars charts the course of an iconoclastic life, revealing in the process the struggles and successes that attend a public journey of self-acceptance and a life dedicated in service to others.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781640095588
Publisher: Catapult
Publication date: 10/11/2022
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 440,727
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

OMAR SHARIF JR. is an Egyptian Canadian actor who currently lives in the United States. He is the grandson of Omar Sharif, the actor.

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

1 Icon & Iconoclast 9

2 Worlds Apart 37

3 Funny Boy 61

4 Doctor Zhivago Jr. 87

5 Che! (Oy Vey) 99

6 New Beginnings 121

7 Omar of Gayrabia 133

8 Trophy Boy 149

9 Rock the Casbah 165

10 A Tale of Two Omars 183

Epilogue 201

Acknowledgments 211

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