Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children, By Luma Mufleh

 Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children, by Luma Mufleh

I saw and heard Luma Mufleh speak at SXSW EDU in March of 2023.  She was a keynote speaker, but I didn't know anything about her.  She started off her keynote speaking Arabic to the audience.  Turned out she was teaching a simple math problem in Arabic.  When she switched to English, she mentioned that this is how thousands of refugee children in schools across the U.S. feel every day.  I sat up, and really started to listen.

When Ms. Mufleh was done with her keynote I was thinking differently; about education and effective teaching practices.  It was a transformative talk.  I wasn't the only one who thought so.  The talk ended at around 10am.  By the time I found my way to the conference bookstore at around 11:30am, her book was sold out.  I had to order it through the bookstore's online shop.

My only regret about this book is that I didn't get it signed by Ms. Mufleh.  This book is an EXCELLENT read!  Ms. Mufleh tells her story of coming over to America from Jordan to attend college, applying for asylum, and then, seemingly by chance, starting a soccer team of refugee children.  This led to two successful schools for refugee children, and a current new initiative; partnering with cities across the U.S. to start hubs for refugee children that have adopted the Fugees model in education and community.

If you are looking for a good book that also will make you look at the world a bit differently, but in a good way, I recommend this non-fiction gem.

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/learning-america-luma-mufleh?variant=39935454740514 



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