#yusra mardini

[swanasource]

“I was incensed by the number of times I was told that the dialogue sounded ‘cooler’ in English,” Manal said. “It was disrespectful and I felt insulted. I was devastated by the excessive use of English dialogue and how superficial and cheesy it is,” she said. “It felt like one of those banal American films, filled with many orientalist cliches.” 

El Hosaini prides herself on trying to make the film as authentic as possible, and went as far as filming the crossing scenes at the Aegean coast and hiring some refugees for scenes.

However, this left Manal feeling uneasy for a number of reasons, one being the six hours of filming in the middle of the sea, where they actually saw people in boats trying to cross. 

“Some cast members were crying; others felt queasy about communicating their discomfort. I reached a point where I felt it was all too much,” Manal said. “I told them you can’t invoke trauma by creating a new trauma for the performers; you don’t hurt people to just get a scene,” she said. 

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[emmasource]

emmawatson: 🏊🏽‍♀️💦🏅 I recently met Olympic swimmer, Yusra Mardini, from Syria who represented the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team in the Rio 2016 Olympics. 🦋✊🏽🏆 ••• Yusra has an incredible story: she fled the war in Syria with her sister, and was part of a group trying to reach Greece by boat. When the motor failed, Yusra, her sister and two others swam in open water for more than three hours to stop their dinghy from capsizing, saving the lives of 20 people. She is now the youngest ever UNHCR @ refugees Goodwill Ambassador, and you can all read her incredible story in her autobiography, 🦋 Butterfly 🦋. ••• It was so inspiring to meet you @ mardiniysra and I wish you all the best training for 2020! #withrefugees #sheplayswewin #ThisGirlCan

[the-final-sentence]

I'll emerge from the chrysalis as a butterfly.

Yusra Mardini, from Butterfly

[higherentity]

[quotesfromoursharedshelf]

If I cry, I'll cry alone. But if we laugh, we can do it together.

Yusra Mardini, “Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian—My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph”  

[gamesandrings]

Five Olympians made it to the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list...congrats!

Iga Swiatek (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty), Lionel Messi (Jabin Botsford/Getty/Washington Post), Brittney Griner (Evan Millsein), Yusra Mardini (photo with sister Sara / Lisa Knauer), and Mikaela Shiffrin (Alessandro Trovati/AP)

(and check out the other Olympians writing the dedications...)

[thefangirlinterrupted]

The Swimmers - 2022

[watchilove]

Interview: Yusra Mardini - Oris and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

After the Paris Olympics, Oris and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini says she’s determined to change the lives of the world’s displaced people for the better. Continue reading Interview: Yusra Mardini – Oris and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

[lesparaversdemillina]

Nées jeunes filles au poing levé

Cette BD présente des portraits de jeunes femmes inspirantes comme Malala, Yusra Mardini, Greta Thunberg, et d'autres. Elles ont surmonté des défis. Un texte fort et inspirant!

[radvelii]

Drew Nathalie Issa, who portrayed Yusra Mardini in “the Swimmers”

[swanasource]

Salma Hayek Pinault / Sara Mardini and Yusra Mardini / Haluk Levent / Shervin Hajipour / Zoe Saldaña / Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi / Bella Hadid

SWANA APPRECIATION: SWANA Faces Featured On Time's 100 Influential People Of 2023

[swim-bike-lift]

Yusra Mardini, Syrian swimmer

[youreamonocoque]

Thank you for tagging me @candlelitutopia !!

tea, coffee, or soda? If i'm ill or hungover then tea (i have a large collection of herbal teas). But I'm a coffee girl really, I drink it black if I'm making it myself, I'm that kind of person.

dogs or cats? I think I'm more of a dog person? But I do love cats I'm allergic to both which doesn't help but yeah both really!

can you play any instrument? I'm still fairly confident I can play the clarinet despite not having played in 5 years. Bet I could still bang out a tune. I can sort of play the piano? And I want to learn the guitar again but eh...maybe over the summer.

what’s your sun sign? aries!

first song lyrics that pops into your head? "that's where the pain comes in, like a second skeleton."

do you have any tattoos? nope, I'm planning on getting some though, just need the money for it.

favorite place you’ve travelled? Errr I really liked Berlin, I was there on a history trip with my school so I didn't get to see much outside of that trip but I did enjoy it!

what’s the last movie you watched? The Swimmers on Netflix about Yusra and Sarah Mardini would highly recommend very good.

do you have any hobbies? Watching sports, playing tennis, playing cricket, drawing, reading, err kind of making music?

what languages do you speak?english, I'm learning spanish, french, and russian but I wouldn't call myself anywhere near fluency in any of them. Maybe spanish a little bit?

you can hang out with one fictional character for an hour, who do you choose? Get me in a room with Dr Lance Sweets, I bet he could fix me (free therapy for an hour? give it to me!)

compliment yourself! you're pretty cute and way braver than you give yourself credit for.

I'll tag @murraywalker @iishmael and @saintsnlancs

[higherentity]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusra_Mardini

[quotesfromoursharedshelf]

We had arrived, we had survived the nightmare, and now us lucky ones had found friends to help us carry on.

Yusra Mardini, “Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian—My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph”

[bob-the-movie-man-film-reviews]

The Swimmers (15): Swimming the Aegeon in a Quest for Glory.

#onemannsmovies review of "The Swimmers" (2022). #theswimmers. An extraordinary true story of refugees beating the odds. 4/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Swimmers” (2022). Yet another film on my BAFTA catch-up list, this one nominated for “Best British Film”. “The Swimmers”, on Netflix, tells the true life story of two sisters, both professional swimmers, and their journey to escape the war in Syria. Bob the Movie Man Rating(s): Plot Summary: Yusra Mardini (Nathalie Issa) and her sister Sara (Manal Issa) are…