Continuing their struggle for a world free of injustice and stereotypes, the Young Journalists begin the 12th issue of “Migratory Birds” with the story of Alia Al Aisa, a teenage Boccia athlete from Syria. Her message to the disabled is: “Don’t isolate yourselves, go out and make friends. I made friends through the sport.”
“Collecting Memories of Migration and Uprooting”. What does it take to become an active citizen of a new land? “Knowledge of our cultural background, a clear sense of heredity and history, and being able to tell the two apart”, as pointed out to the “Migratory Birds” by Mr Nikos Papakostas, one of the organisers of the exhibition “Outcast Europe”.
“Talented Youth behind the Curtain of Shakespeare”. Read how the theatre group of the Network’s Youth Centre took Hamlet to France, and find out what effect theatre can have on young people. “Acting in front of your friends is fun,” says Azaia Obamoyi, who plays the son of King Hamlet in the production, “but acting in front of such a large audience is tough.”
We also welcome new members to our team and we get to know them through their stories. “We risk our lives in order to make them better. There is no need to feel sorry for us. We came here to carry on and rebuild our lives. You can not imagine what we have been through,” says 17-year-old Zeinap Halifa, who has been living in the Theba refugee camp with her family for the past year.
All this and much more in the 12th issue of “Migratory Birds”. Happy reading!
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