Nujeen Mustafa's guest appearances

Nujeen Mustafa

Talking of Books

Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O'Hara: Stories of Migration

Finding Humanity

Sarah Mardini

Arno Michaelis

Ryan Hart

Tayari Jones

Alex Sanchez

Markus Zusak

Esi Edugyan

Giles Duley

Alicia Garza

Cecelia Ahern

Oeda O’Hara

Brendan Woodhouse

Chris Bonington

Abdulazez Dukhan

Nils O’Hara

OwlTail

Marwa Mbayed

Today’s Episode of the podcast brings you the stories of two incredible young women, Nujeen Mustafa and Marwa Mbayed.I was introduced to Nujeen and Marwa by Humanity and Inclusion, a charity who support people with disabilities, who are also affected by poverty, conflict and disaster. Unfortunately, this is the reality for both my guests today. Nujeen was born with cerebral palsy. After leaving Syria aged 16 to escape ISIS, she made the 3500 mile journey to Germany in her wheelchair. She has since gone on to give a ted talk, co-write two books and become the first disabled person to brief the United Nations Security Council.Marwa was 24 years old when she was in a car accident in Syria as a result of weapons being shot on the highway. She was immediately paralysed from the waist down. She too now lives in Germany.These two stories are a strong reminder that anything can happen at any moment, to change the course of our lives forever, and that much is out of our control… but what is within our control is how we deal with it, and these two women set a shining example to us all.To hear more from them:Marwa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marwa_mbayed/?hl=enNujeen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nujeenmustafa/?hl=enTo find out more about Humanity and Inclusion and the incredible work they do to support people with disabilities: https://www.instagram.com/humanityinclusionuk/ https://humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/index?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpdqDBhCSARIsAEUJ0hOoNfmW3Yg7L4mtLZ2e3DPr-33DkINRpBcEb0O2znjAvj_BIcKTIvsaAs4sEALw_wcBTo support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/theworldwidetribeTo buy a tshirt or hoodie:https://theworldwidetribe.teemill.com/Support the show (https://www.justgiving.com/prism-worldwidetribe) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s Episode of the podcast brings you the stories of two incredible young women, Nujeen Mustafa and Marwa Mbayed.I was introduced to Nujeen and Marwa by Humanity and Inclusion, a charity who support people with disabilities, who are also affected by poverty, conflict and disaster. Unfortunately, this is the reality for both my guests today. Nujeen was born with cerebral palsy. After leaving Syria aged 16 to escape ISIS, she made the 3500 mile journey to Germany in her wheelchair. She has since gone on to give a ted talk, co-write two books and become the first disabled person to brief the United Nations Security Council.Marwa was 24 years old when she was in a car accident in Syria as a result of weapons being shot on the highway. She was immediately paralysed from the waist down. She too now lives in Germany.These two stories are a strong reminder that anything can happen at any moment, to change the course of our lives forever, and that much is out of our control… but what is within our control is how we deal with it, and these two women set a shining example to us all.To hear more from them:Marwa's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marwa_mbayed/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/marwa_mbayed/?hl=en</a>Nujeen's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nujeenmustafa/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/nujeenmustafa/?hl=en</a>To find out more about Humanity and Inclusion and the incredible work they do to support people with disabilities: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/humanityinclusionuk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/humanityinclusionuk/</a> <a href="https://humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/index?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpdqDBhCSARIsAEUJ0hOoNfmW3Yg7L4mtLZ2e3DPr-33DkINRpBcEb0O2znjAvj_BIcKTIvsaAs4sEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/index?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpdqDBhCSARIsAEUJ0hOoNfmW3Yg7L4mtLZ2e3DPr-33DkINRpBcEb0O2znjAvj_BIcKTIvsaAs4sEALw_wcB</a>To support this podcast:<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/prism-worldwidetribe" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/theworldwidetribe" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/theworldwidetribe</a>To buy a tshirt or hoodie:<a href="https://theworldwidetribe.teemill.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworldwidetribe.teemill.com/</a><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/prism-worldwidetribe" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/prism-worldwidetribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justgiving.com/prism-worldwidetribe</a>) Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

27. From Syria to Germany by Wheelchair, with Nujeen Mustafa and Marwa Mbayed

Born to a Kurdish family, Nujeen was an earnest young woman who loved football and enriched her mind through documentaries. But unlike most teens her age, she didn't go to school because of her disability. In spite of the cards she was dealt, Nujeen was defiant and fought for a better future — eventually going on a 3,500 mile journey to escape the war in Syria on a wheelchair.  In this episode, we’ll hear about how Nujeen resettled as a student and activist in Germany, gaining global visibility as one BBC’s 100 most influential and inspiring women for her disability and refugee rights advocacy. Through her story, we explore the migration of communities impacted by war and turmoil, as well as the grit needed to start a life in a new culture and community.   Learn from expert voices: Boram Lee, a disability advisor from the Women’s Refugee Commission and Dr. Steven Heydemann, the Director of Middle East Studies at Smith College in Massachusetts and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Born to a Kurdish family, Nujeen was an earnest young woman who loved football and enriched her mind through documentaries. But unlike most teens her age, she didn't go to school because of her disability. In spite of the cards she was dealt, Nujeen was defiant and fought for a better future — eventually going on a 3,500 mile journey to escape the war in Syria on a wheelchair. In this episode, we’ll hear about how Nujeen resettled as a student and activist in Germany, gaining global visibility as one BBC’s 100 most influential and inspiring women for her disability and refugee rights advocacy. Through her story, we explore the migration of communities impacted by war and turmoil, as well as the grit needed to start a life in a new culture and community. Learn from expert voices: Boram Lee, a disability advisor from the Women’s Refugee Commission and Dr. Steven Heydemann, the Director of Middle East Studies at Smith College in Massachusetts and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

5. We Are Just Like You: Nujeen Mustafa on Disability and Difference While Fleeing Syria's War

Kevin Crossley-Holland

08 Feb 2020: Poet Kevin Crossley-Holland met Syrian refugee Nujeen Mustafa here in Dubai at the 2017 Litfest which resulted in him writing her story 'Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo’. They discuss their collaboration on the eve of a multinational choir performing their work at the Festival Finale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08 Feb 2020: Poet Kevin Crossley-Holland met Syrian refugee Nujeen Mustafa here in Dubai at the 2017 Litfest which resulted in him writing her story 'Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo’. They discuss their collaboration on the eve of a multinational choir performing their work at the Festival Finale.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature: Kevin Crossley-Holland & Nujeen Mustafa