Kamal al solaylee biography
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Kamal al solaylee biography
Kamal Al-Solaylee
Canadian journalist (born 1964)
Kamal Al-Solaylee | |
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Al-Solaylee at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2016 | |
| Born | Aden, Yemen |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes |
Kamal Al-Solaylee (born 1964) is a Canadian journalist, who published his debut book, Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes, in 2012.
He is currently director of the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at Canada's University of British Columbia.
Born in Aden, his family went into exile in Beirut and Cairo following the British decolonization of Yemen in 1967.[1] Following a brief return to Yemen in his 20s, Al-Solaylee moved to London to complete his PhD in English, before moving to Canada.[1]
He has worked extensively as a journalist in Canada, including work for The Globe and Mail, Report on Business, the Toronto Star, the National Post, The Walrus