Rebecca has the distinct pleasure of chatting with Tareq Hadhad, the defender of What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad in the 2022 CBC's Canada Reads competition, which runs from March 28-31.

Tareq is an entrepreneur, a public speaker, a Syrian refugee, and a Canadian citizen.  Reading What Strange Paradise has enhanced his sense of "home, humanity, identity, and belonging".

The debates are hosted by Ali Hassan and available on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books.

https://www.tareqhadhad.com/

https://peacebychocolate.ca/

https://www.ted.com/talks/tareq_hadhad_what_did_two_years_in_canada_teach_me

Instagram and Twitter: @tareqhadhad