Son of Elsewhere: Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Son of Elsewhere: Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

1:30pm

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Elamin Abdelmahmoud shares his unique brand of honesty and humour on stage in a one-of-a-kind reflection on Blackness, faith, language and pop culture about his new memoir, Son of Elsewhere. At the age of 12, Abdelmahmoud moved to Canada from Sudan, where he soon discovered he was considered “different”. From experiences with Islamophobia to his love of The OC, don’t miss this chance to hear from the host of CBC’s Pop Chat about his journey to finding his way in the world.

Interviewed by Annahid Dashtgard.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 25 at 1:30pm ET
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Elamin Abdelmahmoud shares his unique brand of honesty and humour on stage in a one-of-a-kind reflection on Blackness, faith, language and pop culture about his new memoir, Son of Elsewhere. At the age of 12, Abdelmahmoud moved to Canada from Sudan, where he soon discovered he was considered “different”. From experiences with Islamophobia to his love of The OC, don’t miss this chance to hear from the host of CBC’s Pop Chat about his journey to finding his way in the world.

Interviewed by Annahid Dashtgard.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 25 at 1:30pm ET
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

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Elamin Abdelmahmoud is a culture writer for BuzzFeed News and host of CBC’s pop culture show Pop Chat. He was a founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, and he is a contributor to The National’s At Issue panel. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Globe and Mail, and others. When he gets a chance, he writes bad tweets. 

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1:30pm

Sunday, September 25

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