It is the late 2040s in a world transformed by the «Reset», a devastating cyber pandemic, Sherif, a modest Lebanese man, is unwittingly drawn into a revolutionary memory experiment at Arikaz, a pioneering tech firm in futuristic Neom, Saudi Arabia.
Under the guidance of Dr. Jenny Atkinson, a brilliant neuroscientist with her own complicated past, Sherif’s dive into his memories brings a love story to light—that of his parents, Nour and Nadav, set against the Middle East’s turbulent socio-political backdrop.
«ARIKAZ» is more than just Sherif’s story. It underscores the troubling prospect of memory manipulation and challenges our perceptions of truth in our digital world. It emphasizes the critical importance of data accuracy when a single discrepancy can drastically shift individual destinies and societal trajectories.


Chaker Khazaal, born a refugee in Lebanon in 1987, is a Palestinian-Canadian reporter, speaker, and the award-winning author behind the Confessions of a War Child trilogy (2013-2015), Tale of Tala (2017), and Ouch (2020). He also serves as the Executive Chairman of OBCIDO Inc.