# Omar El Akkad
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omar el akkad (born 1982) is an Egyptian-Canadian novelist and journalist.
== Early life and education ==
omar el akkad was born in Cairo, Egypt, and grew up in Doha, Qatar. When he was 16 years old, he moved to Canada, completing high school in Montreal and university at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
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Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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What do we learn to live with, and when do we decide we can’t accept it anymore?
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