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Alana Mohamed

Alana Mohamed
Alana Mohamed is a writer and librarian whose work has appeared in the Village Voice, The Atlantic, and Longreads. She is working on a series of essays about being late to the proverbial party.


How J. Edgar Hoover Used the Power of Libraries for Evil

Tracking Adversaries, Hiding Evidence, and Other No
Good Dirty Deeds
March 4, 2020  By Alana Mohamed
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