Between Everything and Nothing: The Journey of Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal and the Quest for Asylum

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Between Everything and Nothing is the incredible true story of Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal's journey from the unjust political system of their homeland in Ghana through the chaos of the United States' failing immigration system. Publicly, Seidu Mohammed was a promising young athlete playing at the highest level of professional football in Ghana. Privately, he was a closeted bisexual in a country where any form of homosexuality is illegal, and mere accusations lead to public beatings and harassment by other citizens and the police. Engaged to be married to a young woman he loved, and closer to his father than ever before, Razak Iyal thought his life was turning around. But when his father unexpectedly died, a familial strife over his inheritance turned into a much more serious, and dangerous, firsthand encounter with political corruption in Ghana that forced him to flee the country in fear of his life. Somehow, the two men journeyed separately around the world and found each other at the same Minneapolis bus stop on a cold December afternoon, where they decided to make a break for asylum in Canada together. Their harrowing, heart-pounding trek through snow and subzero temperatures toward the border is expertly woven through the stories that led them both to this point. Joe Meno is the award-winning author of seven novels and two short story collections, and Between Everything and Nothing is his nonfiction debut, like Killers of the Flower Moon, this book, Meno's first work of nonfiction, reads like the very best page-turning fiction, but is in fact a true story about social justice, human rights, and what it is to be a refugee today. Meno examines with grace and compassion the immigration crisis within the United States and Europe-one of the greatest humanitarian concerns the world now faces-illuminating the harsh reality of what drives individuals to flee their homes, and risk their lives, in search of safety and a better life. Joe Meno is based in Chicago, IL Acquired by Dan Smetanka, Counterpoint Editor in Chief