We publish here the poem “My City” created during the research workshop that the Becoming Adult Team had in Cornwall in June 2017 My City My city is full of my dreams City is not a city when there is … Continue reading My City – Poetry Series
Follow the ‘Afghan migration trail’ through a five-part op-ed series by Dr Nassim Majidi and colleagues published by Refugees Deeply: Afghan Refugees: Conversations Along the Migration Trail ‘No Justice, No Equality:’ The Corruption that Drives Afghans Overseas Call Us ‘Students’ Not ‘Refugees,’ … Continue reading Voices from the migration trail
It is now possible to watch the movie Leave to Remain on BBCiPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05xxj3y/leave-to-remain About the movie: Based on real-life stories, Leave to Remain is a coming of age drama that depicts a world hidden from view. Omar, a charismatic Afghan teenager, is at … Continue reading Leave to remain: A movie about an Afghan boy and his precarious transitions
By Khadija Abbasi It was an autumn night in Mazar-e Sharif. We were all sitting around the sofra [i], having dinner. Ehsan, my 14-year old brother, cracked a joke by telling us about his friend who had been deported from Bandar-e Kabul, the … Continue reading Leaving home always happens tomorrow
Habib Rezaie imagines what Henri, British refugee in Iran, would reply to the letter of his friend George Karaj, 14 October 2030 Dear Henri, It is great to hear from you as I was worried about your situation in the … Continue reading A letter from George, British refugee in Iran
Francesca Meloni reflects on ideas and shared experiences of home and belonging, during a 2-day project training As part of a theatre workshop, we were asked to create two different still images representing our home: a first image representing home … Continue reading Memories of home
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