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Elamin Abdelmahmoud

@elamin

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Looking for a place to happen. Toronto. Host, @commotioncbc. Culture writer. Book: Son of Elsewhere.

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We convened a meeting of the #AnneCarson fan club — and you don’t want to miss it 📖👀

The Canadian writer just won a #Nobel prize in literature. #HeatedRivalry showrunner @jacob.tierney tells @elamin what makes her so exceptional. 🏆

For the full conversation, find Commotion on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio. 🔗 by @elamin

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A few weeks ago, @commotioncbc went to Paris to cover the extraordinary return of one of the greats. Still sitting with all this. Celine Dion forever 🤍🫡 by @elamin

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“We were all holding our breath” 🤍🎤

Culture critics @eugenie.lb and @blocoge joined @elamin for a special recording of Commotion in #Paris for a full debrief the morning after #CélineDion’s comeback concert. 🥹

Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio. 🔗 taken in Paris, France by @elamin

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our hearts will always go on for #CélineDion ❤️

see what it was like to attend the concert through @elamin’s eyes — and then hear the full review today on Commotion, available wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧

Link in bio. 🔗 by @elamin

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I feel like Paris held its breath for this moment. Celine forever. by @elamin

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Six years since her last concert. Four years since she told the world she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome. Two years since she sang on the Eiffel Tower. Tonight, in Paris, Celine found her way back, just like she promised ✨ by @elamin

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it’s all coming back to @elamin now🤍🇨🇦

Tune in on Monday, Sept. 14 for a VERY special episode of Commotion, available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. 👀🎧

Link in bio. 🔗 by @elamin

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Remembering Gloria Steinem, women’s rights activist and writer 💔

Full tribute with @lizrenzetti and @elamin at the link in bio. by @elamin

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Truly, we needed to live this moment and yell out “Lake Ontario”. Blue Rodeo knew it, too. by @elamin

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We're excited to welcome Elamin Abdelmahmoud to the faculty of the 2027 Iceland Writers Retreat.

A bestselling author, award-winning culture writer, and broadcaster, Elamin is the host of CBC's daily arts, entertainment, and pop culture show Commotion @commotioncbc . His writing has appeared in The New York Times, BuzzFeed News, The Globe and Mail, and elsewhere.

His No. 1 bestselling Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces was named a New York Times Notable Book and a Globe and Mail 100 book. In 2025, he received the Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing.

Bringing experience across memoir, cultural criticism, and broadcasting, Elamin will have plenty to share in the intimate, conversation-driven workshops that make Iceland Writers Retreat so special.

Registration is now open. Visit the link in our bio to reserve your place—we hope you'll join us in Reykjavík. by @elamin

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Stay strong, Canada! 🇨🇦 Spend time with some of your favourite writers by reading ELBOWS UP! by @elamin

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believe it or not, this was the best take we got 🫣

Find and follow Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio. 🔗 by @elamin

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