I Am Not a White Man But the US Government Is Forcing Me to be One

Can a professional man, whose only crime is asserting his Nubian/African identity, and a refusal to be classified as “white” be persecuted, and become the subject of harassment facing financial and mental ruin?

The author of this book, Dr. Mostafa Hefny, is of Egyptian, Nubian/African origin, whose self-identity and assertion that he should not be classified as a white man in United States legal and professional papers has caused him innumerable social, mental and professional harm and suffering.

Dr. Hefny, who is a naturalized American citizen, came to the US in 1978 and became a U.S. citizen in 1985. He has a PhD in Education from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. He was a bilingual resource teacher with Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency for thirteen years.

As a learned and proud Nubian/African, with an affirmative self-awareness, Dr. Hefny challenged a system that immediately classified him as a white man, purely because he originates from Egypt. He paid a heavy price for his self-assertion with personal harassment, professional isolation, lack of legitimate promotions at work, tremendous legal costs resulting in mental, physical, and financial stress.

Here, Dr. Hefny narrates and documents in brief his harrowing experience with his employer, a service agency in Wayne, Michigan, where his refusal to be classified as a “White Man”, created an unhealthy working environment and resulted in his being confined to a medical facility.