the thing that I love about Derby is I forget everything around me when I’m
forget everything around me when I’m
forget everything around me when I’m playing every one of us kind of have
playing every one of us kind of have
playing every one of us kind of have nicknames so my nickname around there be
nicknames so my nickname around there be
nicknames so my nickname around there be as shiny tiny because I’m tiny I’m short
as shiny tiny because I’m tiny I’m short
as shiny tiny because I’m tiny I’m short and I had this like bling users like
and I had this like bling users like
and I had this like bling users like shiny tiny and my friend Karima from
shiny tiny and my friend Karima from
shiny tiny and my friend Karima from Egypt we called her kitty majima because
Egypt we called her kitty majima because
Egypt we called her kitty majima because she’s really good
she’s really good
she’s really good I just love it and this is something I
I just love it and this is something I
I just love it and this is something I think I would never stop
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
one young man when you know zero Egypt
one young man when you know zero Egypt sorry
my name is hadith Qureshi I’m from Yemen
my name is hadith Qureshi I’m from Yemen I came to Lebanon year and a half ago I
I came to Lebanon year and a half ago I
I came to Lebanon year and a half ago I came here for a scholarship to have my
came here for a scholarship to have my
came here for a scholarship to have my studies in college in AUB I have my my
studies in college in AUB I have my my
studies in college in AUB I have my my friends are also like part of throw the
friends are also like part of throw the
friends are also like part of throw the Derby who are like from Egypt from
Derby who are like from Egypt from
Derby who are like from Egypt from Bahrain from Tunis and we are like a
Bahrain from Tunis and we are like a
Bahrain from Tunis and we are like a family here by the way was very weak as
family here by the way was very weak as
family here by the way was very weak as blockers we shouldn’t even move it
blockers we shouldn’t even move it
blockers we shouldn’t even move it should be I know no it’s a good job yeah
should be I know no it’s a good job yeah
should be I know no it’s a good job yeah it was something I didn’t expect that I
it was something I didn’t expect that I
it was something I didn’t expect that I will have here and Beirut I didn’t
will have here and Beirut I didn’t
will have here and Beirut I didn’t expect that have real Derby in my life
expect that have real Derby in my life
expect that have real Derby in my life know if you I feel felt down on your
know if you I feel felt down on your
know if you I feel felt down on your behind this just stand up and keep going
behind this just stand up and keep going
behind this just stand up and keep going when we had the first official game and
when we had the first official game and
when we had the first official game and we went to my lab Beirut like a kind of
we went to my lab Beirut like a kind of
we went to my lab Beirut like a kind of the public field and we were like doing
the public field and we were like doing
the public field and we were like doing actually against each other because
actually against each other because
actually against each other because there are no other team to compete oh I
there are no other team to compete oh I
there are no other team to compete oh I wouldn’t say we’re really that extremely
wouldn’t say we’re really that extremely
wouldn’t say we’re really that extremely professional
professional
professional but we’re improving in a crazy way and
but we’re improving in a crazy way and
but we’re improving in a crazy way and by the end of the day more people wants
by the end of the day more people wants
by the end of the day more people wants to join
that was the time when like you know it
that was the time when like you know it hit us that this is the first team in
hit us that this is the first team in
hit us that this is the first team in Lebanon we actually started the face
Lebanon we actually started the face
Lebanon we actually started the face roller derby team here in baby
roller derby team here in baby
roller derby team here in baby three two one coming you’re good
three two one coming you’re good
three two one coming you’re good kitty my try to lean on me and you just
kitty my try to lean on me and you just
kitty my try to lean on me and you just simply don’t care about me you just like
simply don’t care about me you just like
simply don’t care about me you just like push yourself ok I’m not try to help you
push yourself ok I’m not try to help you
push yourself ok I’m not try to help you as well to go faster why you need to
as well to go faster why you need to
as well to go faster why you need to tell me what side ok
say okay again
say okay again I have so many moments during my day
I have so many moments during my day
I have so many moments during my day that goes back and forth from BMN to
that goes back and forth from BMN to
that goes back and forth from BMN to here
here
here [Music]
[Music]
[Music] it makes me actually live in a conflict
it makes me actually live in a conflict
it makes me actually live in a conflict within myself like how I can be happy
within myself like how I can be happy
within myself like how I can be happy while my family are suffering being here
while my family are suffering being here
while my family are suffering being here at the beginning especially like the
at the beginning especially like the
at the beginning especially like the first months I was able to be in touch
first months I was able to be in touch
first months I was able to be in touch with them anytime it was way easier and
with them anytime it was way easier and
with them anytime it was way easier and it happened so fast we didn’t see it
it happened so fast we didn’t see it
it happened so fast we didn’t see it coming it was just out of a sudden my
coming it was just out of a sudden my
coming it was just out of a sudden my can return to be in a war and my family
can return to be in a war and my family
can return to be in a war and my family are being bombed our home it’s kind of
are being bombed our home it’s kind of
are being bombed our home it’s kind of close to the presidential house back in
close to the presidential house back in
close to the presidential house back in here man and that was like one of the
here man and that was like one of the
here man and that was like one of the main targets now that no electricity no
main targets now that no electricity no
main targets now that no electricity no water like jobs stopped and the bombing
water like jobs stopped and the bombing
water like jobs stopped and the bombing is crazy and like the whole house would
is crazy and like the whole house would
is crazy and like the whole house would shake my sister she should have in
shake my sister she should have in
shake my sister she should have in another neighborhood the ones she’s
another neighborhood the ones she’s
another neighborhood the ones she’s married her house was destroyed I used
married her house was destroyed I used
married her house was destroyed I used to listen to news a lot and like follow
to listen to news a lot and like follow
to listen to news a lot and like follow what’s happening but it’s frightening
what’s happening but it’s frightening
what’s happening but it’s frightening even through Facebook it was just
even through Facebook it was just
even through Facebook it was just frightening because all I hear is just
frightening because all I hear is just
frightening because all I hear is just bad stories and I don’t know what is
bad stories and I don’t know what is
bad stories and I don’t know what is happening at the moment or what just
happening at the moment or what just
happening at the moment or what just like my family are going through
you
you [Music]
at the beginning I would decide that I’m
at the beginning I would decide that I’m not going to practice because I’m just
not going to practice because I’m just
not going to practice because I’m just depressed and I’m saying my oh man I
depressed and I’m saying my oh man I
depressed and I’m saying my oh man I don’t want to see anyone but then I see
don’t want to see anyone but then I see
don’t want to see anyone but then I see everyone is going on be like okay I’ll
everyone is going on be like okay I’ll
everyone is going on be like okay I’ll just go anyway I’ll just put my
just go anyway I’ll just put my
just go anyway I’ll just put my headphones on and I would just put and
headphones on and I would just put and
headphones on and I would just put and talk to anyone just go skate and come
talk to anyone just go skate and come
talk to anyone just go skate and come back you know it’s just like as a
back you know it’s just like as a
back you know it’s just like as a mission and once I get there and I’m on
mission and once I get there and I’m on
mission and once I get there and I’m on skates I just start laughing I didn’t
skates I just start laughing I didn’t
skates I just start laughing I didn’t notice that until after I don’t like it
notice that until after I don’t like it
notice that until after I don’t like it just happens it makes me happy makes me
just happens it makes me happy makes me
just happens it makes me happy makes me hyper I fall and I laugh an important
hyper I fall and I laugh an important
hyper I fall and I laugh an important part of my life is my family
part of my life is my family
part of my life is my family they’ve always were like with me support
they’ve always were like with me support
they’ve always were like with me support me to continue my education and to
me to continue my education and to
me to continue my education and to follow my dreams and goals especially in
follow my dreams and goals especially in
follow my dreams and goals especially in Yemen not a lot of families like that
Yemen not a lot of families like that
Yemen not a lot of families like that especially for me as a girl they
especially for me as a girl they
especially for me as a girl they wouldn’t let girls to go out much or to
wouldn’t let girls to go out much or to
wouldn’t let girls to go out much or to know that queer she’s going what she’s
know that queer she’s going what she’s
know that queer she’s going what she’s doing with who like no phone no internet
doing with who like no phone no internet
doing with who like no phone no internet notice you’re still young you still do
notice you’re still young you still do
notice you’re still young you still do that which are you watching our our
that which are you watching our our
that which are you watching our our relationship is based on trust so even
relationship is based on trust so even
relationship is based on trust so even for me I don’t want to do something like
for me I don’t want to do something like
for me I don’t want to do something like wrong or bad because I’d rather have
wrong or bad because I’d rather have
wrong or bad because I’d rather have faced anything in my life rather than to
faced anything in my life rather than to
faced anything in my life rather than to break the trust that my dad and my mom
break the trust that my dad and my mom
break the trust that my dad and my mom gave me I do things that I think not
gave me I do things that I think not
gave me I do things that I think not anyone else I myself think that it is
anyone else I myself think that it is
anyone else I myself think that it is right I feel it’s me I’m being myself
right I feel it’s me I’m being myself
right I feel it’s me I’m being myself [Music]
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