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Luma Mufleh

Inspirational Coach & Founder of The Fugees Soccer Team

Luma Mufleh

Luma Mufleh

Inspirational Coach & Founder of The Fugees Soccer Team

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Clarkston, GA, USA
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Live Event: $20,000 - $30,000
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Luma Mufleh Biography

The Fugees “is a perfect example of what this nation is supposed to be about, which is to provide a refuge for the refugees.”   —Tom Brokaw

Luma Mufleh is the inspirational coach of a soccer team called the Fugees—short for refugees. The players on this team come from 28 war-torn countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Congo, Somalia and Sudan. Most of them have endured unimaginable hardship: one young boy was forced by soldiers to shoot his own best friend, another watched his father shot to death, and all have been robbed of their childhood.

The remarkable story of how these players, with Mufleh at the helm, find ways to connect and cohere across broad cultural divides and oftentimes strong local resentment, was documented in the New York Times Best-seller, Outcasts United.  Written by Warren St. John, Outcasts United focuses not only on the inspirational journey of Mufleh and the refugees, but also on the lessons the story provides on how we build community in environments in which people seem to have little in common.  Luma’s story will also be made into a Major Motion Picture by Universal Studios.

An immigrant from Jordan, Mufleh moved to Atlanta a year and a half after graduating from Smith College. While driving through the town of Clarkston, Georgia, she noticed a group of boys playing soccer in the street. They played without some of the most basic equipment—but they played for the sheer enjoyment of the game —something that reminded her of home. In the summer of 2004, she made fliers announcing tryouts for a soccer team. The flyers were in Arabic, English, French and Vietnamese and were distributed around apartment complexes where many refugees lived.

Mufleh quickly realized that the needs of this particular team were going to be unique. In addition to the challenges faced by every pre-teen and teenager, the players on this team were dealing with post-traumatic stress issues, language barriers, cultural disconnects and devastating poverty as their economic reality.

Mufleh is a social entrepreneur who has created several businesses to gainfully employ refugees and immigrants in her community. In 2004, she created Fresh Start, a cleaning service that pays refugee and immigrant parents a living wage to clean residential and commercial properties. In 2010, she began Queen Food Company, a food truck business employing parents and graduates which focuses on authentic, ethnic street food.

Mufleh’s latest endeavor is building the Fugees Academy, the very first school for refugee boys and girls in the US. The Fugees Academy is an unparalleled opportunity to serve boys and girls in grades six through twelve with an intensive college-prep high school curriculum that meets their unique needs as bright and talented young people who came to the U.S.  with little English  or formal schooling, but the hope of a better life.  In this supportive but challenging environment, the Academy brings together diverse cultures and customs while working to prepare students to build the better life they have only dreamed of.

At the podium, Mufleh movingly talks about how she became involved with the Fugees, the plight of the children she helps, and what they teach her in turn.  As an advocate for innovative education, Mufleh also offers telling insight into the challenges and necessary demands of the education system. As her dream to create a school for refugees is finally about to be realized, Mufleh discusses how her experiences translate to the ongoing education debate taking place throughout the country.

The story of The Fugees and their coach embodies many of the ideals that are thought of as “American”: giving opportunity for self-fulfillment, using one’s own ideas and talents to help the common goal and remembering that “we don’t win or lose alone—it’s always the team score in the end.”

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Luma Mufleh Videos

  • Luma Mufleh: Don't feel sorry for refugees — believe in them on Vimeo
    Luma Mufleh: Don't feel sorry for refugees — believe in them on Vimeo
  • Mills College 2012 Commencement: Luma Mufleh - YouTube
    Mills College 2012 Commencement: Luma Mufleh - YouTube
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Luma Mufleh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Luma Mufleh for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Luma Mufleh generally travels from Clarkston, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Lisa Leslie, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Marlen Esparza, Amy Purdy and Mike Schlappi. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Luma Mufleh for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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