A remarkable, bittersweet story of Chaker Khazaal who was born stateless in a refugee camp and told that all doors to the world would be shut for him. Describing himself as Palestinian, Lebanese, Canadian and New Yorker, Chaker made it his business to design the life he wanted to lead, applying to international universities for scholarships until one accepted him, overcoming rejection to become a best selling author and more. When the sea gets rough, it is time to become a better sailor. From his futureless early beginnings to winning a scholarship at York University in Canada, overcoming the odds to become a successful author of best sellers and surviving the Beirut 2020 explosion, Chaker makes his debut on CI Talks in what is also our first pilot production from our CI Talks Lebanon studio and the Middle East.