Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Dark Man at the Airport

The troubling post-9/11 passport of Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

I followed dutifully to a metal table where the men unzipped my suitcase, because they could unzip my suitcase if they wanted, they could search me if they wanted, they could detain me if they wanted.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh is the author of the memoir When Skateboards Will Be Free. His stories and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, and Open City.

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