Chaker Khazaal Archives

Chaker Khazaal, born a refugee in Lebanon in 1987, is a Palestinian-Canadian reporter, speaker, and award-winning author. Growing up in a refugee camp, he immigrated to Toronto, Canada to study International Development and graduated from York University in 2009 with a BA. An advocate for refugees and young writers, Khazaal is an engaging communicator, regularly featured at global events and conferences. His Tale of Tala novel (2017) was ranked second on Amazon’s Bestsellers Charts. In 2020, Chaker published his memoir titled Ouch! He is currently writing his sixth novel, Arikaz. Instagram: @chakerkhazaal

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Stories by Chaker Khazaal

Elon Musk

Threads vs Twitter and The Social Smackdown

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Fri 7 Jul 2023Fri 7 Jul 2023

As people have grown weary of the constant ping-pong of political partisanship, they yearn for a breath of fresh air, a platform that offers a friendlier, more constructive social media landscape

Elon Musk

Keeping up with the Musk-dashians: 50 shades of Twitter Blue, tick wars, and celeb meltdowns!

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Thu 20 Apr 2023Thu 20 Apr 2023

Elon Musk’s Twitter saga has continued to be a rollercoaster ride that I’m staying on

Artificial intelligence

The role of ChatGPT in shaping my latest novel, ‘Arikaz’

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Thu 30 Mar 2023Thu 30 Mar 2023

Picture this: an AI-driven language model revolutionising how we write novels without stealing our creative thunder. That’s precisely what happened when I discovered ChatGPT

Abraham Accords

Arab-Israelis: Citizens by coincidence

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Tue 14 Mar 2023Tue 14 Mar 2023

Effectively citizens of Israel by a historical-geographical coincidence, Arab-Israelis have been caught in a thorny debate over land, culture, history, and politics

Earthquake

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Humanitarianism vs. politics, misinformation, corruption and exploitation

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Wed 15 Feb 2023Wed 15 Feb 2023

The earthquakes decimated entire communities and reached as far as Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the Palestinian territories

fauda

Why is the Israeli Netflix show Fauda trending at #1 in Lebanon?

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Fri 3 Feb 2023Fri 3 Feb 2023

Hit Netflix series Fauda is a top rated show in Lebanon, a country still in a state of war with Israel

Employee engagement

Who you fire is more important than who you hire

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Wed 25 Jan 2023Wed 25 Jan 2023

When it comes to building a successful business, I have learned to focus on people

Donald Trump

What I would do with Twitter if I were Elon Musk

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Wed 23 Nov 2022Thu 24 Nov 2022

Short-term success does not equal long-term gain

Abraham Accords

If I were President of Palestine, here’s what I’d do

Written by Chaker Khazaal

Wed 19 Oct 2022Fri 21 Oct 2022

If I were the President of Palestine, I would approach the Abraham Accords constructively to expedite a resolution for the Palestinian people while nurturing long-lasting, productive relations with other regional players