Chaker Khazaal (author)

Chaker Khazaal
Born (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987
Lebanon
Residence New York City
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Author and reporter
Known for
  • Confessions of a War Child books,
  • Huffington Post Articles,
  • Most Influential Arab Under 40 (2016),
  • Esquire Man of the Year (2015)
Website chakerkhazaal.com

Chaker Khazaal (born 1987)[1] is a Palestinian-Canadian writer, reporter, and public speaker.[2] He is the author of the Confessions of a War Child trilogy.[3] Chaker was named Esquire Man of the Year in 2015[4] and was ranked number 1 in the 100 Most Influential Arabs Under 40 for 2016 by Arabian Business Magazine.[5][6]

Early life

Chaker Khazaal was born in Beirut, Lebanon, as third generation Palestinian refugee.[7] In 2005, he was awarded the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award by York University in Toronto, Canada.[8]

Career

Chaker Khazaal at the launch of the 8th Arab Youth Survey (Dubai, 2016)[9]

In 2013, Chaker Khazaal published his first novel titled Confessions of a War Child. He then released the second installment, subtitled Lia, in 2014. The last part of the trilogy, subtitled Sahara, was published in 2015.[10] Chaker writes in the Huffington Post about various topics, mainly related to the Middle East and refugees.[11]

Khazaal regularly speaks about refugees, conflict, and youth affairs on mainstream media and at conferences worldwide.[12][13] He has participated as a speaker at numerous events, such as the International Youth Conference 2016 in Bahrain,[14] the launch of the 8th Arab Youth Survey in Dubai,[15] and Trust Women Conference by Thomson Reuters Foundation in London.[16]

Chaker also manages a for-profit program that offers refugees and migrants contractual remote employment in e-marketing, graphics, social media management and web development. Inc. (magazine) listed him 49th in their list of "50 Powerful Arab Businessmen You Should Know”.[17]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "لاجئ فلسطيني يفوز بجائزة شبابية عربية". Al-Quds (newspaper). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Author Chaker Khazaal asks where refugees can find hope". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Revealed: 100 most most influential young Arabs in the world". Arabian Business. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "VIDEO: Man At His Best Awards 2015". Esquire (magazine). Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Revealed: 100 most most influential young Arabs in the world". Arabian Business. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former refugee from Palestine named as world's most influential young Arab". Arabian Business. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "تعرفوا على قائمة الشباب العرب الأكثر تأثيراً لهذا العام والصدارة فلسطينية بامتياز @ موقع ليالينا". Layalina Productions, Inc. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Storyteller, Rick Liaz (10 December 2015). "From a Refugee Camp to Esquire Man of the Year". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Arab social media generation" (PDF). Thearabweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  10. ↑ "Esquire awards for Dubai Cares and 'War Child' writer Chaker Khazaal | A World At School". aWorldAtSchool. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chaker Khazaal: Giving Hope and a Voice to Refugees – Bold". Bold Media, Inc. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Author Chaker Khazaal asks where refugees can find hope". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Global displaced population reaches unprecedented level". MSNBC. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "No al terrorismo, sì ai diritti. Paure e aspirazioni dei giovani arabi – LifeGate". Lifegate.it. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Trust Women Conference". Trustwomenconf.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "50 Powerful Arab Businessmen You Should Know". Inc.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Revealed: 100 most most influential young Arabs in the world". Arabian Business. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "50 Powerful Arab Businessmen You Should Know". Inc. (magazine). 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "When you have nothing, you dream of everything | Newsdesk". International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  21. ↑ ":: Palestinian Writer Chaker Khazaal Goes to Hollywood ::". Almazmix, Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "From Conflict Zone to Esquire: Chaker Khazaal". Savile Row#Royal Geographical Society. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

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