Mohammed Naseehu Ali

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Ali went to the United States in 1988 to study.^[1]

His first book, a collection of short stories titled The Prophet of Zongo Street, was published in 2006 and received positive reviews.^[2] Ali has acknowledged being influenced in the writing of this book by V. S. Naipaul's Miguel Street.^[1] He has published short stories and non-fiction essays in several publications, including The New Yorker,^[3] the New York Times, Mississippi Review, BOMB, Gathering of the Tribes, and Essence. Ali now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

• Mohammed Naseehu Ali, "'My Name Is Not Cool Anymore'", The New York Times, November 21, 2004.

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