Outcasts united : an American town, a refugee team, and one woman's quest to make a difference / Warren St. John.

Spiegel & Grau trade pbk. ed.

9780385522045 (pbk.)
0385522045 (pbk.)

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

English

320 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

GV942.7 .L86 2009b

796.334

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.

Reader's guide: p. [310]-320.

Includes bibliographical references.

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