Story of the Afghan who learned French with the dead of Père-Lachaise – Marcelle

Story of the Afghan who learned French with the dead

Mahmud Nasimi fled Afghanistan in 2013. After a harrowing journey of four years, where he rubbed shoulders with the inhuman and brushed with death, he arrived in Paris. With only baggage, loneliness and despair. Until that December morning when his footsteps led him to the Père-Lachaise cemetery. He is seated in an armchair, his back … Read more

REPORTAGE. “Sport is my fight, my way of resisting,” asserts Fathima, an Afghan karateka who lives in the Lesbos refugee camp

REPORTAGE Sport is my fight my way of resisting asserts

Invisible, or almost. Refugee women represent barely 20% of sports practitioners registered by the association Yoga and Sport With Refugees in Lesbos (Greece). However, they are often the first to whom sport could benefit for its implications in terms of health, well-being or even integration. Near the Mavrovouni camp, the sports association seeks to support … Read more

REPORTAGE. Paris 2024: from the Lesbos camp, Mahmood Alizada, an Afghan refugee, is chasing his Olympic dream

REPORTAGE Paris 2024 from the Lesbos camp Mahmood Alizada an

“Do you see these trainers in the closet? They are my favorite but we share them with several people. I hope to have them tomorrow for the Lesbos trail and maybe even for Paris!” Faded pink, threadbare tips, sagging soles, the sports shoes mirrored by Mahmood Alizada have come a long way. Kind of like … Read more