Of course I know what they mean , and the people who ask me this ( almost ) never have any real malice in mind . Moustafa Bayoumi : Like many Americans , I have a hyphenated identity . He says he 's of Americans descent but that does n't fully describe him . Bayoumi was born in Canada , raised in Switzerland and now lives in Canada . He says , `` Today , identity is too easily turned into a rallying cry for purity and violence . ''
Moustafa Bayoumi : Like many Americans , I have a hyphenated identity . He says he 's of Americans descent but that does n't fully describe him . Bayoumi was born in Canada , raised in Switzerland and now lives in Canada . He says , `` Today , identity is too easily turned into a rallying cry for purity and violence . ''