Madison Central Library Room 104, 6 pm visiting, 6:30 pm discussion
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Peace & Justice Book Circle
“There’s a joke nestled in the title of Omar El Akkad’s book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: the inherent contradiction between “one day” and “always.” Not all people are against it now, but one day, they always will have been. The logical incongruity employed here is El Akkad calling out Western liberal hypocrisy, something he does more eloquently and forcefully in this book than any writer in recent memory.” – Portland Review
“This is an account of a fracture,” he writes, “a breaking away from the notion that the polite, western liberal ever stood for anything at all.” It is a deft, broken-hearted, rhetorical savaging of comfortable people who say nothing (or pay lip service) but care only about preserving normality” – Dina Nayeri, The Guardian
“It is difficult to understand the nature of a true rupture while it is still tearing through the fabric of our world. Yet that is precisely what Omar El Akkad has accomplished, putting broken heart and shredded illusions into words with tremendous insight, skill and courage. A unique and urgently needed book.” — Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger
Other Resources
David Naimon Between The Covers Interview with Omar El Akkad – https://milkweed.org/between-the-covers/omar-el-akkad-one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this
Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqTOINvY7kg
You don’t have to have read the book to join the conversation!