Mo Tejani - an Indian Shia Muslim by ancestry - was expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972. Torn apart from his family and exiled from his continent of birth, he was left homeless, without sense of his own cultural identity. Over the next three decades on the road, he worked with non-profit agencies, learned a slew of new languages, met fellow cultural nomads in forlorn places, and became involved in some of the world's most significant historical events.
Finalist - 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Book Award - New York
About the authorPublication historyBlog"Mo's a natural born story teller gifted with a droll conversational style. He's led an extraordinary life, and his stories are like popcorn, delicious and irresistable."
Tim Cahill - Travel Author
"Hold tight for a 50-year gonzo ride from Africa to America to Asia, captured by Mo's camera-like eye for pivotal events."
Joe Cummings - Author Lonely Planet Thailand
"From the peaks of Kilimanjaro, Machupicchu and tripping on ganja at a 70s Pink Floyd concert, to the abysses of the tsunami... This is an engrossing and entertaining travelogue."
Jim Algie - Untamed Travel Magazine
"East African Asians—of whom the author is one—have no place on earth to call their own. ... free of nationalisms ... a man of the world whose experiences, generosity and curiosities are boundless."
Yasmin Alibhai Brown - The Independent UK
"A feast of colors, smells, tastes, laughter and tears. Mo is a storyteller with the credentials to call himself a true chameleon of the world."
Craig Roach - Imaginative Traveler Group
"Mo Tejani’s travels prove that it’s as much whom you meet as where you go."
Tony Wheeler - Founder of Lonely Planet
"Mo manages to be the quiet observer, respectfully capturing the essence of the people and culture, and only leaving his footsteps in the sand."
Cameron Marshall - ABC News commentator, Australia