Migrant Odyssey
av stephen barden
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Ep.32 "You can never be lonely in Sudan" - The extraordinary Wafaa…
Ep.32 "You can never be lonely in Sudan" - The extraordinary Wafaa…
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Real voices. True journeys. Humanity without borders
Migrant Odyssey tells the stories of people who’ve crossed borders and kept going — individuals whose intelligence, determination and generosity of spirit enrich any country or community they reach . These are stories of true worth — proof that migration is not a problem, but part of what makes us human.
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- Ep.32 "You can never be lonely in Sudan" - The extraordinary Wafaa Alamin · 54 min · Sesong 1 Episode 32This is a story of three worlds. The first is the world in which a very small Sudanese child becomes Irish and learns to speak the Irish language so well that the nuns delighted…
- Ep.31 Nubian Odyssey · 1 t 1 minThe Nubians were one of the oldest civilisations in the world. From around 3800 BCE, they lived along the Nile in Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt. Their sophistication and…
- Ep 30: There are no journalists - but ours. · 58 minStephen Barden talks to veteran Palestinian journalist Shuruq about being a war correspondent who never gets to leave the war zone; who is not only at risk personally but…
- Ep.29 Lebanon Lives - Lana: Dealing with the Damage · 58 min · Sesong 1 Episode 29Clinical psychologist and GBV case worker talks about her experiences in both psychiatric hospitals and refugee camps, dealing with traumas that - as she puts it- "don't repeat…
- Ep. 28 Lebanon Lives: There's no time to stay down · 48 minIf you want to know a little more about Lebanon than the usual clichés, this is the episode for you. "You have to get back up. There's no time to stay down" This the personal…
- Ep. 27 Lebanon Lives - The Longing · 1 t 3 min · Sesong 1 Episode 27Time and distance never quite heal the pain of war and disruption. And neither do they soothe the longing to return. Souad has been away from her beloved Lebanon for 20 years but…
- Ep 26. Lebanon Lives - the voice of Areej · 39 min · Sesong 1 Episode 26Some people have poetry in their voice - whether they know it or not. Their words, and the silence in-between, stop you in your tracks. Which is what fine poetry does. Areej has…
- EP. 25 LEBANON LIVES - Mona's Story. · 55 min · Episode 25Lebanon Lives: the first of a mini series featuring extraordinary, ordinary people in Lebanon - trying to live their lives while their towns, villages and cities are bombed…
- Ep. 24 Gaza Champions - the generosity of friendship. · 42 min · Sesong 1 Episode 24Gaza Champions is a global community that may be solving two huge problems that plague traditional charities: how to make sure support stays long after the media circus has moved…
- Ep 23. The Tiny Mighty Organization: the fight against trafficking in women · 53 min · Sesong 1 Episode 23While the media focus on punishing - or protecting - the powerful men who consorted with Jeffrey Epstein, it has completely neglected to ask: how can any man traffic and exploit…
- Ep 22. Gaza Voices · 1 t 5 min · Sesong 1 Episode 22With Gaza all but obliterated - do the memories and stories of Gazans lie under the rubble as well? If universities, cafes, homes, mosques, churches, hospitals, workplaces and…
- Ep 21. The Children of the Dispossessed: what happens next? · 51 min · Sesong 1 Episode 21This is the story of a 6 year old girl who was left to look after her younger brother and sister while her migrant parents worked every day and most of the night. This is the…
- EP. 20 Sudan: Ethar, the lemon tree, the meandering donkey and 70 years of war. · 1 t 16 min · Sesong 1 Episode 20A sandstorm birth, a village donkey named Kajol, and a gun barrel to the head during the Khartoum Massacre—Ethar’s story pulls you straight into Sudan’s living history and…
- EP. 19 Ruchira Gupta: "Where are all the girls?" · 49 min · Sesong 1 Episode 19Stephen Barden talks to Ruchira Gupta, lifelong activist against human trafficking - especially the trafficking of women. This extraordinary woman not only founded a global…
- EP. 18 Kejsi Hodo and the "invisible" referendum to change Italy's citizenship laws · 45 min · Sesong 1 Episode 18Send us Fan Mail Support the show You know as well as I do that stories about migrants don’t attract big sponsors. Governments are hostile, corporations stay cautious, and even…
- EP. 17 Lex Takkenberg - 30 years in the most scrutinised of all UN agencies · 55 min · Sesong 1 Episode 17From the frontlines of one of the world's most enduring humanitarian crises comes a story of extraordinary dedication. Dr Lex Takkenberg takes us through his extraordinary…
- EP. 16 All Good Stories Start with our Grandmothers · 55 min · Sesong 1 Episode 16My guest today is Shams . She is one of the founders of Waves to Home , a movement that knows the healing that lies in creating communities -linked across countries, cultures…
- EP.15 Ahmad's story: from sight to insight · 48 min · Sesong 1 Episode 15Ahmad Jaafil shares his story of extraordinary and persistent willpower, He talks matter of factly about his severe and rare eye disease and the horrendous struggle to try and…
- EP. 14 One stitch - A World of Meaning · 50 min · Sesong 1 Episode 14This is the story of Hajar - a young woman with Palestinian and Lebanese parents - who understands that her people are woven together - not just by ideologies or politics or even…
- EP. 13 "Our existence as Palestinians challenges a whole universe that supports the occupation" · 45 min · Sesong 1 Episode 13Can standing on a rooftop in a refugee camp be the starting point of a journey toward empowerment and change? This episode of "Migrant Odyssey" features Manal, a dedicated social…
