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HomeOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in the heart of an empire that does not consider you fully human. This book chronicles the deep fracture that has occurred for Black, Brown, and Indigenous Americans in the idea that their countries, or the countries of their adoption, have failed to live up to the values they espouse.

  •  Last updated: October 24, 2025

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Amnesty International Book Club Discussion Guide: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

This guide includes nine thought-provoking book club questions, and outlines actions that readers can take to end the Genocide in Gaza.

Between The Covers Podcast: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

An interview with the author about his debut work of non-fiction.

CBC Front Burner: Omar El Akkad on Gaza, and ‘Breaking up’ with the West

An interview with award-winning novelist Omar El Akkad on his new book, and why he thinks Western institutions, including the media, have failed Palestinians in Gaza.

CBC: Review of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against

A powerful memoir and manifesto.

Kirkus: Review of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

A philosophically rich critique of state violence and mass apathy.

Omar El Akkad Biography

Biography from Penguin Random House’s Speakers Bureau.

Penguin UK: The Ultimate List of Book Club Questions

This resource contains more than 20 thought-provoking questions for non-fiction books, getting to know the author, and reflecting on your reading experience.

The Guardian: Review of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

This powerful new book examines the moral contradictions of the west and asks what liberal values mean in the face of such brutal and sustained obliteration of human life.

Toronto Life: “There’s a good chance this will wreck my career”: Omar El Akkad on His New Book about Palestine, Israel and Western Hypocrisy

A candid interview with the author about the impact of witnessing the unimaginable, how to preserve your moral soul in dark times, and his advice to activists.

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