PFDW#23 Interview with Omar El-Akkad author of American War

In this episode of Postcards from a Dying World I talk to the
author of the novel American War Omar El-Akkad. This novel is a
Cli-fi Dystopia about a second American civil war that stands as
a political allegory for Omar to shine a light on the War on
Terrorism.


Omar El Akkad was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to
Canada as a  teenager and now lives in the United States. As
a journalist, he covered the war on terror on the ground. For the
next decade he reported from Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and many
other locations around the world. His work earned a National
Newspaper  Award for Investigative Journalism and the Goff
Penny Award for young journalists.


This interview was recorded on the Sunday before the American
election and Omar's insight into global conflict is important if
you have read American War or not. I think the book is a great
read but the interview is interesting just as much for Omar's
wide experience as a journalist. What does cover the War on
Terrorism on the ground tell us about the current knife's edge
America is balanced on?


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