A powerful and essential Memoir of self-discovery .
He is the grandson of Omar Sharif , the actor.. is an Egyptian Canadian actor who currently lives in the United States.
About author(s): OMAR Sharif JR.
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. has overcome more challenges than one might imagine.
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.
What he didn\'t expect was the backlash that followed.
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.
His famous name always protected him wherever he went. learned early on how to move between worlds, from the Montreal suburbs to the glamorous orbit of his grandparents\' Cairo. --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.
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. . .
A powerful and essential Memoir of self-discovery
