Trojan Women Project presents the refugees and asylum seekers who have fled danger and come to the UK telling you EXACTLY what they escaped and why they are here. For the last ten years we have been helping migrants and refugees tell their stories to the world. Produced by the Trojan Women Project www.trojanwomenproject.org.
Hosted by Charlotte Eagar, William Stirling and Luna Laurenti.
Made Possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Trojan Women Project - Charlotte Eagar and William Stirling
Trojans: Why Am I In Your Country? Hounslow Arts Centre April 2025
The Trojans: Why Am I In Your Country? production at Hounslow Arts Centre in April 2025 features a cast of refugees sharing their stories of exile and loss in a new version of Euripides' Trojan Women.
18 Apr 2025
Easter Special: Mina's story: Episode two - The road to Damascus - or in this case Tehran. A Christian Conversion
In this episode, Mina, a 30-something Iranian photographer, tells how her disgust at the Iranian Regime - its treatment of women and its manipulation of Islam to control the population - inspired her to look for spiritual salvation elsewhere
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14 Apr 2025
New Thinking For a New World: Alan Stoga of the Tallberg Foundation interviews Charlotte Eagar and William Stirling about the Trojan Women Project for the Tallberg's podcast
11 years ago the Tallberg Foundation invited Syria: The Trojan Women to Geneva. Over a decade later, we catch up on where the project has gone since and why
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9 Apr 2025
Mina's Story: Part One: Spy drones, hijab cams, confiscating cars and cameras
Mina was a professional photographer working in Iran, but the Regime spied on her with drones at private parties, and photogaphed her in her car to check she was wearing a hijab. Then Mahsa Amini was killed and Mina's family were swept up into the violence. Through all this, she started to look for other ways of finding spiritual meaning in life.
In this episode of 'Why Am I In Your Country?', hosts Charlotte Eagar interviews Mina, a refugee from Iran. Mina shares her harrowing journey of fleeing Iran due to the oppressive regime, particularly focusing on the challenges and dangers she faced as a female photographer. She discusses the moral policing, the stringent hijab laws, and the punishing consequences of involvement in the Mahsa Amini movement. Mina recounts the traumatic experience of witnessing her nephew's arrest during a protest, the subsequent search for him, and her enduring mental and emotional struggles. The episode also touches on Mina's eventual turn to Christianity as a source of hope and strength in a time of profound despair. This podcast is part of an oral heritage archive funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hounslow Council, to be lodged at Gunnersbury Park Museum.
This episode is Hosted by Charlotte Eagar
Translation by Nikoo Khakpour
Editing by Luna Laurenti Sellers
Thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund
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5 Apr 2025
Samira Kitman: Part Three - Escaping the kidnappers of Kabul, but can I ever rebuild my life in the UK?
Why a girl who loved her family and wanted to rebuild her country had to come here in fear of her life
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24 Feb 2025
Neda’s Journey: Escaping Persecution in Tehran - Part Two
In this episode of the 'Why Am I in Your Country' podcast, we continue Neda's harrowing story of fleeing Iran with her young daughter after her involvement in the women life freedom movement. After the death of Mahsa Amini, Neda became an active protester against the morality police. Forced to escape after her husband was detained, she recounts their dangerous journey to the UK, the hardships they faced, and her ongoing struggles as a new asylum seeker. This episode provides a stark look at the real-life impacts of political unrest and the difficult asylum process in the UK.
Thank you to the National Lottery Heritage fund for making this series possible.
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7 Feb 2025
Trojans UK 24 Performance
Bonus Episode - Hush Unheard Voices Festival Chelsea Theatre
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6 Feb 2025
Neda’s Journey: Escaping Persecution in Tehran - Part One
Discover the extraordinary journey of Neda, who risked everything for freedom.
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1 Feb 2025
Samira Kitman: Episode two Art painting the way to Afghan Businesswoman of the Year...
What could possibly go wrong? Tall Afghan poppy syndrome and the loneliness of the long distance asylum seeker
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31 Jan 2025
Trojans UK 22 - K+C Festival Playground Theatre and FT Weekend Festival performance 2022
An extraordinary adaption of Euripides' Trojan Women performed by a cast of refugees
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22 Jan 2025
Samira Kitman - Episode One the Oskar Schindler of Afghan Art
Samira Kitman, one of the most talented young artists in Afghanistan and former Afghan Businesswoman of the Year - who had to escape to the UK in 2016 after receiving death threats - talks about how she rescued some of Afghanistan's top artists' work from the Taliban -
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6 Apr 2024
Making Marmalade With Julia
Ukrainian Eurovision song contender and award-winning pastry chef shares her marmalade secrets
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20 Feb 2024
Arwa's Story: Episode Four
Homeless...but Jacko plays Cupid...
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8 Feb 2024
Arwa's Story: Episode Three
Trojan Women Project presents - Why Am I In Your Country? - telling the stories behind the refugees and asylum seekers driven from their homes and building new lives in the UK. In Episode 3 of Arwa's story, the Syrian Palestinian actor tells how she finally made to the UK, was eventually re-united with her beloved dog Jacko, only to be evicted from her flat and forced to choose between giving Jacko up or sleeping on the streets.
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8 Feb 2024
Arwa's Story: Episode Two
Why Am I In Your Country tells the stories behind the refugees and asylum seekers driven from their homes and building new lives in the UK. In Episode 2 of Arwa's story, the Syrian Palestinian actor, tells how she was forced to leave her home, her family, her career, and her beloved dog, Jacko - and risk her life to try and make it to Britain.
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8 Feb 2024
Arwa's Story: Episode One
Why Am I In Your Country tells the extraordinary stories of the refugees and asylum seekers we keep hearing about on the news - what horrific events have driven them from their homes, why have they come to Britain, what are their dreams, and how do they cope when they get here?
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