The Happy Pod: Success stories of former refugees
6/20/202627 min
The Happy Pod is celebrating World Refugee Day. We hear from Razan Alsous, who fled from Syrian to the UK and wanted a taste of home. She now runs a successful cheese business. Also, Mohamed Semra has become Australia's first mayor from sub-Saharan Africa. Plus, the woman who started a hairdressing business in a Ugandan refugee camp and, Leo Ajkic on finding success in radio and television after fleeing from Bosnia.
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Photo: Razan Alsous making cheese. Credit: Razan Alsous
Presenter: Holly Gibbs and Tam Patachako. Music composed by Iona Hampson
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Holly Gibbs· Host1:14
I'm Holly Gibbs, and in this special edition, we are marking World Refugee Day. We'll be bringing you some extraordinary stories of people who have fled their homes in search of