An Evening with Omar El Akkad and Kamila Shamsie

Omar El Akkad, a Visiting Fellow at GU-Q, is a celebrated author and journalist recognized globally for his powerful storytelling and impactful reporting. His award-winning debut novel, American War, is featured in several GU-Q courses, offering a speculative lens on how energy culture has shaped, and will continue to shape, societies worldwide.

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Christopher Hitchens and Tariq Ramadan Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace?

Free Event: Power BI Beginner to Pro 2026 Edition - Full Hands-On Tutorial
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Free Event: Power BI Beginner to Pro 2026 Edition - Full Hands-On Tutorial

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This with Omar El Akkad
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This with Omar El Akkad

"What Strange Paradise" with Omar El Akkad - Marino Workshop 2024
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"What Strange Paradise" with Omar El Akkad - Marino Workshop 2024

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Experience Design: Creating More Meaningful Work | Abraham Burickson, Revisited

LLF New York 2023: Fiction — "Best of Friends" with Kamila Shamsie
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LLF New York 2023: Fiction — "Best of Friends" with Kamila Shamsie

AI has hacked the code of human civilization | Yuval Noah Harari
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AI has hacked the code of human civilization | Yuval Noah Harari

ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS: AN EVENING WITH OMAR EL AKKAD
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ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS: AN EVENING WITH OMAR EL AKKAD

Omar El Akkad and Ijeoma Oluo discuss "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"
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Omar El Akkad and Ijeoma Oluo discuss "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"

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LIVE: Sheldon Whitehouse EXPOSE the Shocking Trump-Epstein-Russia Connection | US News | N18G

Omar El Akkad's 'American War': A tale of US dystopia
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Omar El Akkad's 'American War': A tale of US dystopia

Walter Benjamin's legacy | Esther Leslie and Stuart Jeffries
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Walter Benjamin's legacy | Esther Leslie and Stuart Jeffries

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Yuval Noah Harari: Stories, Power & Why Truth Doesn't Matter | Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF

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How Will We Look Back On Gaza? - Byline Interviews EP #10 | Omar El Akkad

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Ilan Pappe

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Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!

Kamila Shamsie #JLF2015 #ZEEJLF2015 #JaipurLiteratureFestival2015
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Kamila Shamsie #JLF2015 #ZEEJLF2015 #JaipurLiteratureFestival2015

Amnesty Book Club Presents Omar El Akkad: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
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Amnesty Book Club Presents Omar El Akkad: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Fiction in a Dangerous Age | Omar El Akkad | TEDxSonomaCounty
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Fiction in a Dangerous Age | Omar El Akkad | TEDxSonomaCounty

Meet the Former CIA Agent Who Wants to Abolish the CIA
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Meet the Former CIA Agent Who Wants to Abolish the CIA