A Dutiful Boy Mohsin Zaidi

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Mohsin Zaidi is a London-based barrister and author. His first book was the 2020 coming of age memoir A Dutiful Boy about growing up gay in a Muslim household in Britain. Education and career. He studied at a comprehensive school in Walthamstow before doing his A-levels at Ilford County High School and then going on to Keble College, Oxford.He then worked as a solicitor and assisted Lord. Now Mohsin is a top criminal barrister who fights large-scale cases on a daily basis. Having faced battles growing up, he truly understands the importance of justice as a way of life. ©2020 Mohsin Zaidi.

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A Dutiful Boy Mohsin Zaidi

Mohsin Zaidi is a London-based barrister and author. His first book was the 2020 coming of agememoirA Dutiful Boy about growing up gay in a Muslim household in Britain.[1][2]

Education and career[edit]

He studied at a comprehensive school in Walthamstow before doing his A-levels at Ilford County High School and then going on to Keble College, Oxford. He then worked as a solicitor and assisted Lord Wilson at the Supreme Court.[3]

He is now a barrister at 6 King's Bench Walk and a trustee of Stonewall.

References[edit]

  1. ^'A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi review – utterly compelling'. the Guardian. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^AnOther (2020-08-17). 'A Dutiful Boy Is a Moving Memoir about Growing up Gay and Muslim'. AnOther. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. ^The Justice Diaries https://www.leducate.co.uk/news/the-justice-diaries-mohsin-zaidi


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A Dutiful Boy Mohsin Zaidi

A Dutiful Boy Mohsin Zaidi

Overview

A Dutiful Boy By Mohsin Zaidi

A coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household. Mohsin grew up in a poor pocket of east London, in a devout shia Muslim community. His family was close-knit and religiously conservative. From a young age, Mohsin felt different, but in a home where being gay was inconceivable, he also felt very alone. Outside of home Mohsin went to a failing inner city school where gang violence was a fact of life. As he grew up life didn't seem to offer teenage Mohsin any choices: he was disenfranchised from opportunity and isolated from his family as a closeted gay Muslim. But Mohsin had incredible drive and became the first person from his school to go to Oxford University. At university came the newfound freedom to become the man his parents never wanted him to be. But when he was confronted by his father and a witch doctor invited to 'cure' him, Mohsin had to make a difficult choice. Mohsin's story takes harrowing turns but is full of life and humour, and, ultimately, it is an inspiring story about breaking through life's barriers.