Who am I when I am transported?

About this episode

Phoebe Smith explores the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers while highlighting a social enterprise that trains immigrant women as tour guides in Britain.

With the rise of the Far Right across the globe, things have never been so tough for refugees and asylum seekers. So I head out with a new social enterprise that’s training immigrant women to become tour guides across Britain so they can celebrate their culture whilst earning their own income and teach us all a thing or too about our most well-known cities. Join Phoebe on an exploration of Syrian-Palestinian culture right here in London. Also coming up: Award-winning chef Ahu Hettema - ...

People in this episode

Host: Phoebe Smith

Guest: Ahu Hettema

Topics covered

• refugees
• asylum seekers
• immigrant women
• tour guides
• cultural celebration
• cooking

Keywords

• refugees
• asylum seekers
• tour guides
• cultural celebration
• immigrant women
• London
• Ahu Hettema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: social enterprise

Places: Britain, London, Syria, Palestine

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