Poets, artists and storytellers light up this year's virtual Refugee Festival


A screen shot of an animation work titled 'Sneezing Funny' by animator/visual artist Sayed Alireza Sajadi, which is part of this year's Refugee Festival.

This year’s Refugee Festival in Malaysia will be held online, starting today till this Sunday.

Traditionally held in June to coincide with World Refugee Day, the festival had to be postponed to a year-end date due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lack of resources.

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