Outcasts United
Subtitle: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Published: December 1, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780385522045
Subjects: Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Emigration & Immigration; Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Sociology; Sports -- Miscellaneous -- History of Sports; Sports -- Soccer
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.