Outcasts United

Description:

This volume recounts the story of Luma Mufleh, a young Jordanian emigre who created a soccer program in Georgia (U.S.) for young refugees from war-torn nations, telling the story of a determined woman profoundly impacting the lives of dozens of impoverished families. Mufleh forged a team, the Fugees, out of recruits from such disparate lands as Liberia, Sudan, Zaire, Kosovo and Afghanistan. She offered youngsters traumatized by civil war and genocide the chance to enjoy a familiar pastime, often acting as a surrogate mother for children whose struggling parents worked long hours to support them.

subjects: Refugee children,  Ethnic relations,  Soccer coaches,  Coaching,  Soccer teams,  Women coaches (Athletics),  Soccer,  Refugees,  Biography,  Refugees, africa,  Emigration and immigration,  Soccer, biography,  Georgia, biography,  Mufleh, luma,  Women coaches (athletics)--georgia--clarkston--biography,  Soccer teams--georgia--clarkston,  Soccer coaches--georgia--clarkston--biography,  Refugee children--georgia--clarkston,  Refugees--africa,  Soccer--coaching,  Soccer--coaching--biography,  Refugees--clarkston (ga.),  Gv942.7.m84 s83 2009,  796.334