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Omar El Akkad joins Antoinette Lattouf at Queenscliffe Literary Festival to discuss One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This – his searing indictment of Western hypocrisy and a bold reckoning with the collapse of its moral narrative.
In conversation with Antoinette Lattouf, the Egyptian-Canadian journalist and award-winning novelist Omar El Akkad reflects on how recent global flashpoints – the Black Lives Matter protests, the climate crisis and continuing violence in the Middle East – have reshaped his understanding of power, migration and justice.
Sparked by a viral tweet during the bombardment of Gaza – viewed over 10 million times – El Akkad’s new book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, confronts the dissonance between Western ideals and political reality, questioning what it means to live in societies that have strayed so far from the values they claim to uphold.
Praised by Richard Flanagan as ‘a howl from the heart of our age’, El Akkad’s work is both a critique and a call – for accountability, for clarity, and ultimately, for hope.
Presented in partnership with Queenscliffe Literary Festival
Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Friday 24 October
7.30 - 8.30pm
Tickets
$30.00
Full
$22.00
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Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
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Additional Notes
Omar El Akkad will be signing books after the event.
The bookseller for this event is The Bookshop at Queenscliff
Featuring
Omar El Akkad
Omar El Akkad is an author and journalist. His debut novel, American War, is an international bestseller and has been translated into thirteen languages. It was listed as one of the best books of the year by The New York ...
Antoinette Lattouf
Antoinette Lattouf is a journalist, author, presenter and human rights advocate known for her fearless storytelling, sharp insights and dry wit. With a career spanning commercial and public broadcasters, she’s reported ...