Book and Story
I was six years old the morning a rocket hit my bedroom. I wasn’t in it.
I landed in New York City on September 24, 1983, a six-year-old refugee from Afghanistan. Nearly 120 million people are displaced right now.
Warrior. Builder. From the Graveyard of Empires to the Empire State.
Blackhawks to boardrooms.
Read the words
Graveyard Empire
More Than A Number. More Than My Circumstance.
Out now in hardcover. It took two years to write. Proceeds from the sale of this book sustain the Future Innovators Program (FIP) in partnership with Founder Institute.
For classrooms and reading groups
Bring the book to your class
Faculty and group copies for classrooms and reading groups.
One short form
Tell us your course or group and when you start. We reply by email.
Feel the words
“Take Me As #IAM”
The song that came out of the book. By Khaled.
Live the words · #IAM Studios
Human-made. AI-enhanced.
A docuseries in development. Targeting Aspen Filmfest 2027.
Follow the build: @iamstudioshq
Future Innovators Program
Builders, not a burden
An online incubator for displaced founders around the world, run with the Founder Institute.
No one wakes up wanting to be a refugee
Whatever your circumstance, always keep hope alive.
Pick up the pen. Write your story. Your narrative, your journey.