Our Journey to Safety | Ahmad Al-Rashid | TEDxDorking

This video was first published on TEDx Talks Published on 20 Dec 2016 Original video can be accessed from Here … More

When Football Helps Understanding

When a community football team needs recruits and a group of refugees needs a new home, they turn out to be a perfect fit. But first, there is ignorance and fear and prejudice to be overcome. That’s the basis of an Australian film featured in this year’s Global Migration Film Festival. The theme of building understanding through sports works well on screen, but in a climate of growing Islamophobia, how well does it work in reality?

FROM ALEPPO TO LONDON – THE JOURNEY OF A THREE LIONS SUPPORTER – THE FA

I was one of 14 Syrians the FA invited to watch the England v Nigeria game at Wembley, accompanied … More