Chaker Khazaal
| Chaker Khazaal | |
|---|---|
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| Born | September 28, 1987 Lebanon |
| 🏡 Residence | New York City |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Palestinian, Canadian |
| 🏫 Education | York University |
| 💼 Occupation | Author and reporter |
| Known for | Tale of Tala, Confessions of a War Child |
| 🌐 Website | chakerkhazaal |
Chaker Khazaal (born 28 September 1987 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Palestinian-Canadian reporter, public speaker, Huffington Post contributor, and author of Tale of Tala and Confessions of a War Child trilogy.[1] He was named Esquire Man of the Year 2015[2] and Most Influential Arab Under 40 for 2016.[3]
Early Life[edit]
Chaker was born to a Palestinian-Lebanese filmmaker father and Palestinian socio-political professor mother Dr. Olfat Mahmoud.[4] Khazaal grew up in Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut and at a young age, he participated in several local plays and starred in the Palestinian film Sugar of Jaffa.[5] He later immigrated to Canada and studied at York University as a 2005 recipient of the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award.[6] He graduated in 2009 with a B.A. in International Development Studies.[7][8][9]
Career[edit]
Chaker started writing the Confessions of a War Child books in 2012, a thriller romantic trilogy of fiction inspired by true stories of war children around the world. The first part was published in 2013, under the main title, followed by the second installment in 2014, subtitled Lia and the third part of the trilogy subtitled Sahara in 2015.[10]
In 2017, he published the romantic-thriller novel Tale of Tala about a Palestinian refugee's journey from a camp in Lebanon to human traffickers in Europe where she becomes a prostitute and later meets a bestselling New York writer who goes on a mission to find her missing husband.[11][12]
Chaker writes in the Huffington Post about various topics, mainly related to the Middle East and refugees.[13] He speaks about refugee issues and youth empowerment in conferences worldwide and on mainstream media.[14]
Khazaal founded a business that offers refugees and migrants contractual remote employment in e-marketing, graphics, social media management and web development. For this venture, he was named among the 50 Most Powerful Arab Businessmen.[15]
He worked as the Editor-in-Chief of Dubai-based StepFeed and YallaFeed news platforms in 2017.[16]
Awards and honors[edit]
- Most Influential Arab Under 40 (2016)[17]
- Mentor Arabia Award by Queen Silvia of Sweden (2016) [18]
- Global Trailblazer Award with Arianna Huffington (2016)[19]
- Esquire Man of the Year (2015).[20]
- Saint Lazarus Award of Creativity (2013).[21]
- Global Leader of Tomorrow Award (2005-2009)[18]
Bibliography[edit]
- Confessions of a War Child (2013)
- Confessions of a War Child (Lia) (2014)
- Confessions of a War Child (Sahara) (2015)
- Tale of Tala (2017)
References[edit]
- ↑ Sedgbeer, Sandie. "Chaker Khazaal: Confessions of a War Child - OMTimes Magazine". omtimes.com.
- ↑ Liaz, Rick (10 December 2015). "From a Refugee Camp to Esquire Man of the Year".
- ↑ "In Pictures: 100 under 40: The worlds most influential young Arabs 2016".
- ↑ "Esquire awards for Dubai Cares and 'War Child' writer Chaker Khazaal". A World at School. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Trust Conference". Trust Conference.
- ↑ "Chaker Khazaal: "My journey from refugee to citizen"". 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "BBC XTRA". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Author Chaker Khazaal asks where refugees can find hope". news.trust.org.
- ↑ "Meet Chateau Ksara's Brand Ambassador: Mr. Chaker Khazaal". www.mondanite.net.
- ↑ "Author of the week Chaker Khazaal". www.jmrab.edu.lb. JM Rabweh. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ ""حكاية تالا".. هل تعيد الدعارة والاتجار بالبشر الأنظار للقضية الفلسطينية؟".
- ↑ Liaz, Rick (27 September 2017). "[Exclusive Interview] Chaker Khazaal and Tale of Tala; Palestine's First Prostitute?".
- ↑ "Huffington Post contributor Khazaal". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "HBKU commencement kicks off week of graduations at Qatar Foundation". 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "51 Powerful Middle-Eastern Businessmen You Should Know".
- ↑ "Chaker Khazaal: STEP Group, Editor-in-Chief – Marcomms360". www.marcomms360.com.
- ↑ "Revealed: 100 most influential young Arabs in the world". Arabian Business. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Meet the Palestinian who wants to build a 'refugee economy'". 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Recap: Bridges of Understanding Award Dinner Honoring Arianna Huffington AMP3 PR". 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Helping refugees with jobs and dignity, rather than sympathy". Esquire Middle East.
- ↑ ":: Palestinian Writer Chaker Khazaal Goes to Hollywood ::". Almazmix. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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