Showing results for "Refugee" in Sports & Outdoors

"Being a refugee is not a choice. Our choice is to die at home or risk death trying to escape." - Yusra Mardini Yusra Mardini fled her native Syria to the Turkish coast in 2015 and boarded a small dinghy full of refugees bound for Greece. When the small and overcrowded boat's engine cut out, it...

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY The treatment of refugees has become one of the most devastating human rights disasters in our history. In...

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the...

A poignant and powerful memoir from BAFTA award-winning filmmaker, Syrian refugee, hospital cleaner and activist, Hassan Akkad. I’ve experienced the best and worst of humanity. I’ve been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story – my story – is one of hope, not...

The Award-winning International Bestselling Story of One Man's Six Year Detention in Australia ‘A powerfully vivid account of the experiences of a refugee: desperation, brutality, suffering, and all observed with an eye that seems to see everything and told in a voice that’s equal to the...

Dans les podcasts d’Alpine Mag, on vous raconte les liens qui nous unissent à la montagne, on la décrypte, on la parcourt. Que vous soyez randonneurs, grimpeurs, alpinistes, skieurs, traileurs ou juste doux rêveurs, notre podcast vous emmène dans la montagne d’aujourd’hui et de demain.Cette deuxième saison intitulée Le Refuge, reprend la promesse d'Alpine Mag : Informer. Inspirer. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the...

In 1996, when Akuch Kuol Anyieth is five, her mother flees to Kakuma with her children, intent on finding safety and freedom for her family, while her husband stays behind in South Sudan to fight in the civil war. The family spends nine years in the camp, eking out an existence amidst famine, disease, unbearable heat and chronic violence. Despite their suffering, Akuch never loses hope or her sense of humour. She’s a bright student who loves learning and does well at the local school.

Climate change is with us, and we need to think about the next big disturbing idea - the potentially disastrous consequences of massive numbers of environmental refugees at large on the planet. In 2020, the United Nations projects that we will have 50 million environmental refugees mostly from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. How will people be relocated and settled? Is it possible to offer environmental refugees temporary or permanent asylum? Will these refugees have any collective rights in the new areas they inhabit?

'A lyrical, fascinating, important book. More than just a family story, it is an essay on belonging, denying, pretending, self-deception and, at least for the main characters, survival.' Literary Review 'Simon May's remarkable How to Be a Refugee is a memoir of family secrets with a ruminative...

In this intimate and eye-opening book, Diya Abdo—daughter of refugees, U.S. immigrant, English professor, and activist—shares the stories of seven refugees. Coming from around the world, they’re welcomed by Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR), an organization Diya founded to leverage existing resources at colleges to provide temporary shelter to refugee families.

The Olympic Games is once again bringing sport to global attention as the finest athletes from across the world come together to compete on behalf of their nations. A number of athletes, however, will again compete for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, representing more than a 100 million displaced people worldwide. What are the personal stories of these athletes? What does their participation symbolise for the millions of refugees worldwide? How does it shape our views of refugees? What’s the role of sport in supporting the wellbeing of refugees – especially displaced youth - across the ...

A weekly Washington Spirit podcast hosted by the RFK Refugees. Join us to hear about all the news on and off the field with your reigning NWSL Champions the Washington Spirit!

RFK Refugees is a podcast dedicated to covering all things DC United and Washington Spirit. Since 2017, Ted Meyer and Jon Hoffman have talked every week about DC soccer, bringing the perspective of long-time fans to the broader fan community. This show is for anyone with an interest in either team or someone looking for some group therapy for yet another painful DCU season. At least the Spirit are always good.

RFK Refugees is a podcast dedicated to covering all things DC United and Washington Spirit. Since 2017, Ted Meyer and Jon Hoffman have talked every week about DC soccer, bringing the perspective of long-time fans to the broader fan community. This show is for anyone with an interest in either team or someone looking for some group therapy for yet another painful DCU season. At least the Spirit are always good.

A River Is Made is a true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE to the United States, it traces the journey of an Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.

Cyrus Jaffery has been on the move for as long as he can remember, rarely pausing to reflect. As a child, he was forced into exile and had to learn his own way, first in Pakistan and then the United States. After college, he was swept up in the whirlwind of marriage, starting a family, forming a business, and ceaselessly working to grow his personal and professional endeavors. In the process of writing this book, Cyrus realized that what keeps him moving is a hunger to make a difference, to be counted, to be part of something bigger than himself.

When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation: She dove into the water. This bold act of bravery saved the lives of a boatload of refugees heading to Turkey from Syria. 

THE OVERFLOW is hosted by MC Brooks that seeks to deviate from the norm as far conventional thought is concerned. It is a show that exists at the intersection of sports, nerd culture, music, social justice, politics, with a comedic twist to it. The hope is that you leave every episode feeling entertained, engaged, and enlightened.