Refugees in Germany – Breaking the Ice With Comedy | Abdul Abbasi and Allaa Faham | TEDxMünster

Abdul Abbasi and Allaa Faham are the founders of „GermanLifeStyle GLS“, a Facebook Page and YouTube channel that addresses young refugees in Germany in Arabic and German. The two Syrians elaborate cultural differences with a lot of humor and have become famous for their German-Syrian sketches and jokes. While helping many Arabs with their re-start in Germany, they also straighten out the stereotypical image of refugees.

Abdul Abbasi was born in the United Arab Emirates before moving with his parents to Aleppo, Syria at the age of 4. When the war in Syria started in 2012, Abdul left Syria together with his parents. The family lived in Egypt and Libya before Abdul moved to Turkey where he eventually applied for a study visa in Germany. Abdul currently studies dentistry in Göttingen, while producing YouTube videos for intercultural exchange and working as a volunteer in several humanitarian organizations.
Allaa Faham left Syria at the age of 16, moving with his father to Saudi Arabia where he completed his A-Levels. At the age of 18 Allaa left Saudi Arabia alone in order to apply for a German visa in Turkey. Being granted a study visa, Allaa finally moved to Germany in early 2015. He lived in Berlin and Hamburg where he just completed language courses and university preparation while producing videos for cultural exchange and working as a sports reporter.
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