ONE DAY, everyone will have ALWAYS been AGAINST THIS. w/ Omar El Akkad.

In this conversation I speak to Omar El Akkad about his truly amazing new book "One day, everyone will have always been against this". An incredibly moving, deep and beautiful book. About exile, language, resistance, belonging, or not belonging about us and them, about the other, but also about Gaza, the US empire, and the invisibilisation of people, all over the world, in the pursuit of profit. Buy the book here: https://canongate.co.uk/books/5424-one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this/ Omar on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/oelakkad/ Audio podcast here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/frank-barat/episodes/ONE-DAY--everyone-will-have-ALWAYS-been-AGAINST-THIS--w-Omar-El-Akkad-e2unf8j Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Book Launch Experience 02:53 Exploring Themes of Existence and Invisibility 05:47 The Role of Art and Writing in Times of Crisis 08:48 Personal Reflections on Writing Amidst Genocide 11:57 The Impact of Complicity and Guilt 14:55 Navigating the Complexities of Activism 18:12 Imperialism and the Myth of Freedom 20:56 The Challenge of Empathy and Caring for Others 24:01 The Future of Activism and Collective Memory