A surprised Omar El Akkad accepts the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Read an excerpt from his award-winning novel, What Strange Paradise, here: https://www.cbc.ca/1.6093468 | CBC Books

30 reactions | In 2021, the gala returned to an in-person event with a smaller audience. Omar El Akkad received the #ScotiabankGillerPrize for his novel WHAT STRANGE PARADISE. #GillerPrize #CravingCanLit | Giller Prize | Facebook

11 reactions | Omar El Akkad's novel What Strange Paradise will be championed by entrepreneur and former refugee Tareq Hadhad on Canada Reads 2022. Ahead of the debates, El Akkad and Hadhad sat down to discuss the novel, and why it's important to document the stories of refugees. Read a transcript of the conversation: https://cbc.ca/1.6371894 | CBC Books | Facebook

For award-winning author Omar El Akkad, the war in Gaza has been a turning point for his relationship with the West - the part of the world that took him in as a child refugee. In the latest episode of Ways to Change the World, El Akkad says "I have no doubt that the value system that allows someone to stand in opposition to injustice is alive and well, I just don't trust the power centres to be the gatekeepers of that." #OmarElAkkad #Gaza #Channel4News #C4News | Channel 4 News

Omar El-Akkad's latest book, What Strange Paradise, tells the story of a global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child. Hear the full interview on The Sunday Magazine: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-57-the-sunday-magazine/clip/15850642-what-honesty-childhood-reveals-ugliness-world | CBC Radio