Since 2022, Adnan has turned his attention to the intersection of the environment and migration. He is currently researching the global trade in plastic waste and the exploitative labour practices associated with it targeting vulnerable refugees. He is also working on a deep dive for Maclean’s magazine into Canada’s temporary foreign worker program, untangling how it has become a repository for cheap labour. His current interests remain consistent with his past focus on the world’s most vulnerable populations, telling stories that are rarely told and connecting them to the vexing issues that define today’s emerging New World Disorder.

In that vein, he has begun work on his first book project: an exploration of exile in the 21st century, but more on that later…