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Dance or die: the ballet dancer who faced down Al Qaeda to become the voice of stateless refugees
Season 1
Episode 60
Published 3 years, 8 months ago
Description
Ahmad Joudeh, a dancer with the Dutch National Ballet, performed at Davos 2022. We hear how he fended off violent opposition to his dancing from his own father and Islamist militants, and how he is using his platform to speak up for million of people who, like him, grow up as stateless refugees.