Imagine being imprisoned and having your life threatened by your own family. Adeal is a transgender refugee from Kuwait who has escaped persecution and found safety in Brighton, the LGBTQ+ capital of England. She could have just given up but she...
Hamed Amiri talks about his book, out now from Icon Books, a love-letter to the NHS and a personal account of his family’s flight from Afghanistan. When the Taliban gave an order for the execution of Hamed Amiri’s mother, the family knew they...
Political resistance and personal trauma; dehumanisation and the notion of “home”; we talk to Amir Darwish, a British-Syrian poet of Kurdish origin, about the life of a writer in exile. Featuring music from Kalochori, a refugee camp in...
The poet, Shirin Razavian, talks about her life and work on the launch of a new book celebrating 20 years of Exiled Writers Ink. “Resistance- Voices of Exiled Writers” is available now from Palewell Press. Shirin Razavian: British poet...
Paul talks about the recent political violence back home in Uganda and the election struggle of reggae singer Bobi Wine, pictured.
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Steve talks to the Kurdish musician Mansour Izadpanah about his life and work. Featuring a world exclusive premier of his new song, composed in exile and in lockdown with musicians across the world: Zayalay Awin, or “Love Echo.” In this...
Musician and activist, Rahima Mahmut, talks to Refugee Radio about her life in exile and about the persecution of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang region. Xinjiang is west of the Great Wall, and was not historically part of China...
Farah is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She is a member of the Bahá’i Faith from Iran and has lived in the UK for a long time. I have interviewed her about her life a few times in the past and she always has a new story to tell me. In...
The Takeaway Heritage project revealed the hidden history of kebab shops, restaurants, cafes and takeaways run by migrants in Brighton and Hove.
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A preview of the forthcoming Refugee Week online concert with Best Foot Music, featuring interviews and live performances from Sudanese poet Bashir Al Gamar and Jamal and Alaa from Syria. Please support the fundraiser >> : Play in new window |...