Young Syrian journalist who fled war to interview young people in Malta
Rania Ali documented her perilous journey to European shores
Rania Ali fled Syria and documented her journey to Europe. Image: Rania's Odyssey/The Guardian
A young Syrian journalist who shot to fame after she documented her escape from her heavily-bombed homeland to Europe is in Malta to host two screenings of her documentary.
Rania Ali, 20, was cheated, teargassed and beaten as she made her way from Kobane to Austria in August 2017. The footage she shot was subsequently compiled by Norwegian documentarian Anders Hammer and published by the Guardian.
Ms Ali will attend a screening of the documentary at Verdala International School in Pembroke on Friday March 16 at 6.30pm, as well as another screening on Monday March 19 at 4pm at the Sudanese Community Centre in Ħamrun.
She will also be meeting and interviewing young people on their views of a multi-cultural society, with the interviews forming part of a global project titled 'Living together'.
The documentary screenings are organised in collaboration with the Verdala International School, the Sudanese Community and UNHCR Malta.
Her visit to Malta is being organised by local NGO Kopin and its partner Terre des hommes Foundation.
For more information, kindly contact [email protected]
Popular Stories
Announcements - March 14, 2018
Announcements - March 15, 2018
Mystery still shrouds ‘worst’ Malta tragedy in World War II
Speakers for Caruana Galizia vigil announced
Road resurfacing in Paola and Marsa
A short course on the philosophy of Jesus
When politics, media and public good clash
San Lawrenz celebrates 125th anniversary as parish
More frequent Gozo ferry services on March 20
See our Comments Policy Comments are submitted under the express understanding and condition that the editor may, and is authorised to, disclose any/all of the above personal information to any person or entity requesting the information for the purposes of legal action on grounds that such person or entity is aggrieved by any comment so submitted. Please allow some time for your comment to be moderated.