The incredible true story of a a football team in the United States
made up of refugee children. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical
Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement centre
in the 1990s, becoming home to scores of families in flight from
the world's war zones - from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and
Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston's streets were filled with women
wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all
colours playing football in any open space they could find. Among
them was Luma Mufleh, a Jordanian woman who founded a youth
football team to unify Clarkston's refugee children and keep them
off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees. Outcasts
United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their
charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse
group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of
brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading
American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the
centre of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives
her players to success on the football field while holding together
their lives - and the lives of their families - in the face of a
series of daunting challenges. This fast-paced chronicle of a
single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town
becoming a global community - and an account of the ingenious and
complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.
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