I Am Not a Number: A Refugee's Tale | Nujeen Mustafa | TEDxExeter

Millions of refugees have fled conflict and persecution around the world. Nujeen Mustafa asks us not to see them as numbers, but human beings. In a moving and humorous talk, she tells of her own epic and dangerous journey from Syria to Europe in a wheelchair, concluding that refugees need compassion as much as shelter.

Nujeen Mustafa is a young refugee from Aleppo, Syria. She has cerebral palsy and cannot walk but this did not stop her braving inconceivable odds to travel in her wheelchair from Syria in search of a new life.

“She is our hero. Everyone must read her story. She will inspire you.” Malala Yousafzai.

Her story is told in Christina Lamb’s best selling book Nujeen; One Girl’s Incredible Journey from War-torn Syria in a Wheelchair. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nujeen-Girl-Aleppo-Mustafa/dp/0008192812

At TEDxExeter 2017 our speakers explored ideas of HOPE - not wishing, not optimism, but hope - to challenge us and encourage us to keep moving forward to create a better world.

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