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Omar El Akkad: The story that changed me
Award winning author and journalist Omar El Akkad’s new novel tells a harrowing tale of enforced migration. What Strange Paradise focuses on the journey of a nine year old Syrian refugee. Omar El Akkad tells The Cultural Frontline how the classic children’s story, Peter Pan by JM Barrie, influenced and inspired his writing.
(Photo: Omar Al Akkad. Credit: Anna Mehler Paperny)
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