Image - Krista Tippett and Wajahat Ali
Image - Krista Tippett and Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali with Krista Tippett

Wajahat Ali is an acclaimed journalist and lawyer whose writings cover the intersection of social justice, politics and race. His first book, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American, details his Bay Area upbringing, his early career as a lawyer, and how he become one of the foremost and funniest public intellectuals in America as a middle-aged dad.

Ali tackles the dangers of Islamophobia, white supremacy and chocolate hummus, peppering personal stories with astute insights into national security, immigration and pop culture. Join him and Krista Tippett, host of the acclaimed “On Being” program, to learn how we can all help cultivate a more compassionate, inclusive and delicious America.

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This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation.

 

Bernard Osher Foundation

Speakers
Image - Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali

Columnist, The Daily Beast; Author, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American

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In Conversation with Krista Tippett

Host, "On Being"