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Refugee Status: What Happens Next? | Mohammed Al-Taie & Sveinbjörn Finnsson | TEDxReykjavik

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In their talk, 'Refugee Status - What Happens Next?', they discuss the Red Cross program that brought them together, and the ways that they believe it can help with the successful integration of refugees in any society. Mohammed Al-Taie was born in Iraq, where he completed his B.Sc. studies in Engineering before moving to China. In Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he studied Information and Communication Engineering and finished his M.Sc. studies in 2015. He moved to Iceland in 2016 and received international protection as a refugee. He now works as a technician at Borealis Data Center and volunteers at the Red Cross in support programs for asylum seekers.

Sveinbjörn Finnsson was born and raised in Iceland and has an M.Sc. degree in Energy Science and Technology from ETH in Switzerland. He works as a business analyst at Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland. He has volunteered at the Red Cross in Reykjavik since 2016. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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