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Omar El Akkad at Kleinhans BABEL 11.10.22 by Pat Cray

BABEL featuring Omar El Akkad

On November 11, 2022 the BABEL season continued at Kleinhans Music Hall with the brilliant author & journalist Omar El Akkad.

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the evening so special. Big thank you to El Akkad who left us in awe over the powerful and unsettling stories he shared of the human experience.

(Photographs by Pat Cray and Nancy J. Parisi)

Omar El Akkad_BABEL Student Event 11.10.22. by Nancy J Parisi-min
Zelda Youth Ambassador BABEL Student Event 11.10.22 by NancyJParisi-min
Tombari Augustine De'Mariona Gray Student Event intro BABEL by NancyJParisi-min
Omar El Akkad in conversation with Barbara Cole_BABEL 11.10 by Nancy J Parisi-min
Omar El Akkad at Kleinhans BABEL 11.10.22 by Pat Cray-min
Barbara Cole & Omar El Akkad backstage at Kleinhans by Nancy J. Parisi
Richie Wills welcome BABEL 11.10.22 by Pat Cray-min
Omar El Akkad_BABEL by Nancy J Parisi-min
Omar El Akkad_BABEL by Nancy J Parisi 11.10-min
Omar El Akkad by Nancy J Parisi-min
Omar El Akkad by Pat Cray-min
Barbara Cole BABEL 11.10.22 by Pat Cray-min
Omar El Akkad portrait by Pat Cray-min