In his new book The Verdict respected Algerian political activist and humanitarian Elias Adam presents his carefully judged observation and examination of the human condition. He challenges the notion that we are the superior race, when in fact, we are increasingly seen to be the root cause of almost every problem in the world, he offsets the rational of each proposition against the turbulent back drop of his own life in a remorseless search for the truth behind our veneer of civilized life and the banners we have named laws. He juxtaposes his ideas by using the life of a dog as a comparison, by which he comes to some startling conclusions about which is the most savage of the two species. Based broadly on his life experiences he has created different scenarios to illustrate each point while the book is set modestly within a café that he frequents, where he analyses its customers as it soon becomes his human laboratory. As the ideas unfold the setting of each becomes progressively more surrealistic as the Dog Chiotby plays a large part in the book and because it is a dreamlike world, it allows him to put aside all of his inhibitions to talk more freely and humbly about himself.

Aiming to identify clear links between people, their hypocrisy and certain modern institutions now he delves into our inner thoughts, insecurities, and dissects man’s chest to reveal what is really inside.

 “Although my book is not without its light moments of humour, unfortunately my book has a very bitter undertone about it, but unfortunately again that is how life has been delivered to me, and like it or not, although we are taught that good will ultimately triumph, evil has the upper hand in the deck now.”
“I think my book will appeal to readers who would like to be challenged, whether they agree with me entirely or partly, I am sure that it will at least lead them to ask further questions about relations within ourselves and with others, and perhaps they may even agree with me in

the fact that we are the inferior race.”