good evening ladies and gentlemen thank you for coming and supporting these
you for coming and supporting these
you for coming and supporting these events I’m really happy to be on stage
events I’m really happy to be on stage
events I’m really happy to be on stage to share with all of you mind
to share with all of you mind
to share with all of you mind so my name is muhammad hasaan and you
so my name is muhammad hasaan and you
so my name is muhammad hasaan and you can call me hassan i originally from
can call me hassan i originally from
can call me hassan i originally from Syria and I’m 17 years old going to be
Syria and I’m 17 years old going to be
Syria and I’m 17 years old going to be 18 this coming December I look older
18 this coming December I look older
18 this coming December I look older maybe so I’m going to share with all of
maybe so I’m going to share with all of
maybe so I’m going to share with all of you on the topic that based on my own
you on the topic that based on my own
you on the topic that based on my own experience and based on my own story
experience and based on my own story
experience and based on my own story which is education organic have you ever
which is education organic have you ever
which is education organic have you ever been in a situation where you only have
been in a situation where you only have
been in a situation where you only have two options in your life easier to study
two options in your life easier to study
two options in your life easier to study for your country or to fight for the gun
for your country or to fight for the gun
for your country or to fight for the gun and fight for your country I’m going to
and fight for your country I’m going to
and fight for your country I’m going to share with all of you on what I have
in 2011 when the world started in Syria
in 2011 when the world started in Syria my family and I decided to leave the
my family and I decided to leave the
my family and I decided to leave the country and seek refuge in another on
country and seek refuge in another on
country and seek refuge in another on our journey from my city Aleppo to
our journey from my city Aleppo to
our journey from my city Aleppo to Damascus on the bus we have seen
Damascus on the bus we have seen
Damascus on the bus we have seen disputes we have seen a horrible views
disputes we have seen a horrible views
disputes we have seen a horrible views of houses being bombed schools and
of houses being bombed schools and
of houses being bombed schools and hospitals being destroyed dead bodies on
hospitals being destroyed dead bodies on
hospitals being destroyed dead bodies on the ground
the ground
the ground thousands of people been forced to leave
thousands of people been forced to leave
thousands of people been forced to leave their houses at that time I was sad
angry frightened at the same time and
angry frightened at the same time and that’s it and I start questioning myself
that’s it and I start questioning myself
that’s it and I start questioning myself why do I have to leave my country why do
why do I have to leave my country why do
why do I have to leave my country why do I have to fear this this is my people
I have to fear this this is my people
I have to fear this this is my people this is my land this is my home
this is my land this is my home
this is my land this is my home why am i leaving this question kept on
why am i leaving this question kept on
why am i leaving this question kept on my mind on the bus on our journey going
my mind on the bus on our journey going
my mind on the bus on our journey going to the airport not knowing when am I
to the airport not knowing when am I
to the airport not knowing when am I going to go back
at the same time I thought was it in a
at the same time I thought was it in a different way before that I was 12 years
different way before that I was 12 years
different way before that I was 12 years old at that time and I asked myself why
old at that time and I asked myself why
old at that time and I asked myself why not I halt gun and fight to protect my
not I halt gun and fight to protect my
not I halt gun and fight to protect my people why not I helped a gun and fight
people why not I helped a gun and fight
people why not I helped a gun and fight to protect my land why am i leaving
to protect my land why am i leaving
to protect my land why am i leaving everything behind my relatives my
everything behind my relatives my
everything behind my relatives my friends my childhood I’m running away
friends my childhood I’m running away
friends my childhood I’m running away just living like that I thought about in
just living like that I thought about in
just living like that I thought about in a different way I said to myself if all
a different way I said to myself if all
a different way I said to myself if all the young ones hotter guns and fight and
the young ones hotter guns and fight and
the young ones hotter guns and fight and they all died and the war heart stops
they all died and the war heart stops
they all died and the war heart stops who is going to rebuild the country for
who is going to rebuild the country for
who is going to rebuild the country for a better future who is going to build
a better future who is going to build
a better future who is going to build the country for a better life for the
the country for a better life for the
the country for a better life for the new generation only the young ones can
new generation only the young ones can
new generation only the young ones can do that I around Malaysia in 2012 with
do that I around Malaysia in 2012 with
do that I around Malaysia in 2012 with my family our situation was a bit
my family our situation was a bit
my family our situation was a bit difficult at that time so I had to work
difficult at that time so I had to work
difficult at that time so I had to work to support my family I worked in a
to support my family I worked in a
to support my family I worked in a restaurant in our UN International
restaurant in our UN International
restaurant in our UN International Islamic University Malaysia in 2012 and
Islamic University Malaysia in 2012 and
Islamic University Malaysia in 2012 and I was 12 years old at that time knowing
I was 12 years old at that time knowing
I was 12 years old at that time knowing no language just Arabic which is my
no language just Arabic which is my
no language just Arabic which is my mother language it was very hard for me
mother language it was very hard for me
mother language it was very hard for me because it was the first time in my life
because it was the first time in my life
because it was the first time in my life to work washing dishes from Mornington
to work washing dishes from Mornington
to work washing dishes from Mornington line with only 20 ringing per day just
line with only 20 ringing per day just
line with only 20 ringing per day just to support my family to pay house rent
to support my family to pay house rent
to support my family to pay house rent and our food
and our food
and our food in 2013 I got the experience of working
in 2013 I got the experience of working
in 2013 I got the experience of working in a kitchen so they hired me to work as
in a kitchen so they hired me to work as
in a kitchen so they hired me to work as a chief assistant as you see in this
a chief assistant as you see in this
a chief assistant as you see in this picture yes that’s me on the age of 13
in 2015 I mean in 2014 I got again more
in 2015 I mean in 2014 I got again more experience beside the blunderbuss to
experience beside the blunderbuss to
experience beside the blunderbuss to Malaysia dance currency custom
Malaysia dance currency custom
Malaysia dance currency custom establishing the new capacity English
establishing the new capacity English
establishing the new capacity English then Vanya from the luminance is the
then Vanya from the luminance is the
then Vanya from the luminance is the language are a lot of experiences that I
language are a lot of experiences that I
language are a lot of experiences that I get working in the kitchen talking to
get working in the kitchen talking to
get working in the kitchen talking to the local language in English of course
the local language in English of course
the local language in English of course I learned in two years only find myself
I learned in two years only find myself
I learned in two years only find myself communicating with people watching TV
communicating with people watching TV
communicating with people watching TV watching dramas you know a lot of things
watching dramas you know a lot of things
watching dramas you know a lot of things that I followed to make sure that I
that I followed to make sure that I
that I followed to make sure that I mastered the language so that I can have
mastered the language so that I can have
mastered the language so that I can have an easy life in 2014 they hired me to be
an easy life in 2014 they hired me to be
an easy life in 2014 they hired me to be the kisser in that unit in the cafeteria
the kisser in that unit in the cafeteria
the kisser in that unit in the cafeteria so I worked as a kitchen for one year
so I worked as a kitchen for one year
so I worked as a kitchen for one year one day when I was sitting behind the
one day when I was sitting behind the
one day when I was sitting behind the kitchen counter immigration officer came
kitchen counter immigration officer came
kitchen counter immigration officer came and asked me where’s your passport
I thank my boss for a song but I have
I thank my boss for a song but I have the UN card they say your refugee
the UN card they say your refugee
the UN card they say your refugee refugee are not allowed to work here
refugee are not allowed to work here
refugee are not allowed to work here they put me in jail for nine days I
and I can say this planning days was the
and I can say this planning days was the most horrible days in my life
but of course it doesn’t represent
but of course it doesn’t represent Malaysia it just represents that law
Malaysia it just represents that law
Malaysia it just represents that law which states refugees are not allowed to
which states refugees are not allowed to
which states refugees are not allowed to work after nine days the UN is child
work after nine days the UN is child
work after nine days the UN is child freed me and this is how happy I was I
freed me and this is how happy I was I
freed me and this is how happy I was I felt very happy that I could slap my
felt very happy that I could slap my
felt very happy that I could slap my face I felt very happy that my mom
face I felt very happy that my mom
face I felt very happy that my mom slapped my face when I met her we went
slapped my face when I met her we went
slapped my face when I met her we went home I didn’t tell them I’m a I was
home I didn’t tell them I’m a I was
home I didn’t tell them I’m a I was saying that please make a surprise so I
saying that please make a surprise so I
saying that please make a surprise so I know not the door my mom opened she just
know not the door my mom opened she just
know not the door my mom opened she just slapped my face and she hugged me after
slapped my face and she hugged me after
slapped my face and she hugged me after out from jail I thought I don’t have to
out from jail I thought I don’t have to
out from jail I thought I don’t have to work in nursery anymore I need to do
work in nursery anymore I need to do
work in nursery anymore I need to do something I started teaching in a
something I started teaching in a
something I started teaching in a refugee school as an English teacher as
refugee school as an English teacher as
refugee school as an English teacher as a volunteer at that time I was 15 years
a volunteer at that time I was 15 years
a volunteer at that time I was 15 years old and that was the first time I worked
old and that was the first time I worked
old and that was the first time I worked and of course to teach my English and
and of course to teach my English and
and of course to teach my English and that fan was not really really good like
that fan was not really really good like
that fan was not really really good like now and now even not
now and now even not
now and now even not but I could help others so I work as an
but I could help others so I work as an
but I could help others so I work as an English teacher for one year in a
English teacher for one year in a
English teacher for one year in a refugee school because my dream is to be
refugee school because my dream is to be
refugee school because my dream is to be a teacher and I’m so happy that on the
a teacher and I’m so happy that on the
a teacher and I’m so happy that on the age of 15 I got the experience of
age of 15 I got the experience of
age of 15 I got the experience of teaching so that when I grow up you know
teaching so that when I grow up you know
teaching so that when I grow up you know difficult I just need something like a
difficult I just need something like a
difficult I just need something like a diploma order or any certificate to show
diploma order or any certificate to show
diploma order or any certificate to show that I’m a teacher so I worked as an
that I’m a teacher so I worked as an
that I’m a teacher so I worked as an English teacher and then I started my
English teacher and then I started my
English teacher and then I started my own project for refugees in Malaysia
own project for refugees in Malaysia
own project for refugees in Malaysia because I believe education is the key
because I believe education is the key
because I believe education is the key to change something with education we
to change something with education we
to change something with education we can change whatever we want with
can change whatever we want with
can change whatever we want with education I believe we can change the
education I believe we can change the
education I believe we can change the world a better place this is what I put
world a better place this is what I put
world a better place this is what I put in my mind so this is what I followed I
in my mind so this is what I followed I
in my mind so this is what I followed I share education with others who doesn’t
share education with others who doesn’t
share education with others who doesn’t have it if you know our refugees are not
have it if you know our refugees are not
have it if you know our refugees are not allowed to get access to proper
allowed to get access to proper
allowed to get access to proper education in Malaysia so I say this time
education in Malaysia so I say this time
education in Malaysia so I say this time for me to help them get that which they
for me to help them get that which they
for me to help them get that which they are not allowed to get good right
and I thought being doing public
and I thought being doing public speaking and you know raising my voice
speaking and you know raising my voice
speaking and you know raising my voice and raise awareness to refugee issues in
and raise awareness to refugee issues in
and raise awareness to refugee issues in Malaysian in other countries as well and
Malaysian in other countries as well and
Malaysian in other countries as well and I was featured in newspapers on TV and
I was featured in newspapers on TV and
I was featured in newspapers on TV and you know some websites as well
you know some websites as well
you know some websites as well featuring my work and my project in
featuring my work and my project in
featuring my work and my project in Malaysia so before that let’s come back
Malaysia so before that let’s come back
Malaysia so before that let’s come back to education the question came to me
to education the question came to me
to education the question came to me again why did I turn education rather
again why did I turn education rather
again why did I turn education rather than a gun can you see that impact now
than a gun can you see that impact now
than a gun can you see that impact now if I chose a gun and fight there
if I chose a gun and fight there
if I chose a gun and fight there protecting my country if I died there is
protecting my country if I died there is
protecting my country if I died there is nothing much I ate but now i Kate I can
nothing much I ate but now i Kate I can
nothing much I ate but now i Kate I can say hundreds of children of refugees I
say hundreds of children of refugees I
say hundreds of children of refugees I indicate them about love and respect
indicate them about love and respect
indicate them about love and respect about how to be a nice person a good
about how to be a nice person a good
about how to be a nice person a good human being
No I’m not the only one who chose
No I’m not the only one who chose education rather than a gun most of you
education rather than a gun most of you
education rather than a gun most of you know Malala is the birthday in all her
know Malala is the birthday in all her
know Malala is the birthday in all her who knows her raise her hand Malala was
who knows her raise her hand Malala was
who knows her raise her hand Malala was fighting for education for the girls in
fighting for education for the girls in
fighting for education for the girls in Pakistan and she was shot in the head by
Pakistan and she was shot in the head by
Pakistan and she was shot in the head by the Taliban because she is fighting for
the Taliban because she is fighting for
the Taliban because she is fighting for education she dies
education she dies
education she dies no she survived and now she’s not only
no she survived and now she’s not only
no she survived and now she’s not only fighting for education in Pakistan but
fighting for education in Pakistan but
fighting for education in Pakistan but also in all the world this is a proof
also in all the world this is a proof
also in all the world this is a proof that education is stronger than a gun
that education is stronger than a gun
that education is stronger than a gun this is protect her ambition her dream
this is protect her ambition her dream
this is protect her ambition her dream what she wants to do was stronger than
what she wants to do was stronger than
what she wants to do was stronger than Taliban’s gun the gun that was to kill
Taliban’s gun the gun that was to kill
Taliban’s gun the gun that was to kill the dreams the girl that was to kill
the dreams the girl that was to kill
the dreams the girl that was to kill children this is a proof another proof
children this is a proof another proof
children this is a proof another proof all of you know mr. Mandela
all of you know mr. Mandela
all of you know mr. Mandela he said education is the most strongest
he said education is the most strongest
he said education is the most strongest weapon which we can use to change the
weapon which we can use to change the
weapon which we can use to change the world and this is my tagline in my life
world and this is my tagline in my life
world and this is my tagline in my life this is what I believe I can use this to
this is what I believe I can use this to
this is what I believe I can use this to change the world I can use this to
change the world I can use this to
change the world I can use this to change people’s life not even current
change people’s life not even current
change people’s life not even current education not only if your country
education not only if your country
education not only if your country turned into war but also if economic
turned into war but also if economic
turned into war but also if economic problems of poverty problems or homeless
problems of poverty problems or homeless
problems of poverty problems or homeless problems we can solve it using education
problems we can solve it using education
problems we can solve it using education knowledge right or now
knowledge right or now
knowledge right or now so what I’m doing now I graduated from
so what I’m doing now I graduated from
so what I’m doing now I graduated from high school about three months ago
high school about three months ago
high school about three months ago and now I’m waiting for a university
and now I’m waiting for a university
and now I’m waiting for a university application what I want to do is I want
application what I want to do is I want
application what I want to do is I want to get knowledge I want to get education
to get knowledge I want to get education
to get knowledge I want to get education I want you to get myself first before
I want you to get myself first before
I want you to get myself first before you get me others I want to change
you get me others I want to change
you get me others I want to change myself before changing others and then I
myself before changing others and then I
myself before changing others and then I want to go back to my country and
want to go back to my country and
want to go back to my country and rebuild it I want to go to my country
rebuild it I want to go to my country
rebuild it I want to go to my country rebuild it it’ll get my people educate
rebuild it it’ll get my people educate
rebuild it it’ll get my people educate them about love I’m here for a few
them about love I’m here for a few
them about love I’m here for a few things first is to tell you that
things first is to tell you that
things first is to tell you that education is stronger than a girl second
education is stronger than a girl second
education is stronger than a girl second I want to tell you to never give up how
I want to tell you to never give up how
I want to tell you to never give up how many of you are having problems here in
many of you are having problems here in
many of you are having problems here in your life raise your hands
your life raise your hands
your life raise your hands no need to tell me what problems just
no need to tell me what problems just
no need to tell me what problems just raise your hand all of us are having
raise your hand all of us are having
raise your hand all of us are having problems I know it could be family
problems I know it could be family
problems I know it could be family problems – problems Studies problems I
problems – problems Studies problems I
problems – problems Studies problems I faced a lot of problems until now did I
faced a lot of problems until now did I
faced a lot of problems until now did I give up no because nothing can stop you
give up no because nothing can stop you
give up no because nothing can stop you from achieving your dream and your goal
from achieving your dream and your goal
from achieving your dream and your goal we are just like a river I’ll give you
we are just like a river I’ll give you
we are just like a river I’ll give you this example we are a river when there’s
this example we are a river when there’s
this example we are a river when there’s a rock with very strong river spoke
a rock with very strong river spoke
a rock with very strong river spoke there what would the river do either
there what would the river do either
there what would the river do either heat their own rock and continue or you
heat their own rock and continue or you
heat their own rock and continue or you know find another way to continue and
know find another way to continue and
know find another way to continue and this is what I believe we are a river
this is what I believe we are a river
this is what I believe we are a river and this truck is our problem so we
and this truck is our problem so we
and this truck is our problem so we cannot just stop there thinking about it
cannot just stop there thinking about it
cannot just stop there thinking about it why not we just you know solve it and we
why not we just you know solve it and we
why not we just you know solve it and we can think of ways how of solutions to
can think of ways how of solutions to
can think of ways how of solutions to solve our problems and continue until we
solve our problems and continue until we
solve our problems and continue until we achieve our dream we cannot just give up
achieve our dream we cannot just give up
achieve our dream we cannot just give up there and this is what I’m here
there and this is what I’m here
there and this is what I’m here we all of you the youth here you all are
we all of you the youth here you all are
we all of you the youth here you all are young use your time to leave a mark
young use your time to leave a mark
young use your time to leave a mark behind you a humanitarian mark behind
behind you a humanitarian mark behind
behind you a humanitarian mark behind you in this global in this world that
you in this global in this world that
you in this global in this world that the new generation will mention you that
the new generation will mention you that
the new generation will mention you that you did something our lives is not about
you did something our lives is not about
you did something our lives is not about money it’s not about studying it’s not
money it’s not about studying it’s not
money it’s not about studying it’s not about family our lives are more than
about family our lives are more than
about family our lives are more than that volunteering work are also
that volunteering work are also
that volunteering work are also important in our lives we as human being
important in our lives we as human being
important in our lives we as human being we cannot just always take take take
we cannot just always take take take
we cannot just always take take take there’s times where we should also give
there’s times where we should also give
there’s times where we should also give giving is not only money giving can be
giving is not only money giving can be
giving is not only money giving can be energy time talents and skills I’m doing
energy time talents and skills I’m doing
energy time talents and skills I’m doing a lot of project in Malaysia free
a lot of project in Malaysia free
a lot of project in Malaysia free medical check-up for children straight
medical check-up for children straight
medical check-up for children straight feeding refugee classes skills classes
feeding refugee classes skills classes
feeding refugee classes skills classes wall paintings a lot of project I do
wall paintings a lot of project I do
wall paintings a lot of project I do here I need volunteers to help me
here I need volunteers to help me
here I need volunteers to help me because I know I cannot do much but when
because I know I cannot do much but when
because I know I cannot do much but when we are together when we are a lot of
we are together when we are a lot of
we are together when we are a lot of people hand by hand we can do everything
people hand by hand we can do everything
people hand by hand we can do everything we want one volunteer is like a drop of
we want one volunteer is like a drop of
we want one volunteer is like a drop of water what this wrap of water can do
water what this wrap of water can do
water what this wrap of water can do just a small thing by imagine is
just a small thing by imagine is
just a small thing by imagine is thousands of volunteers hundreds of
thousands of volunteers hundreds of
thousands of volunteers hundreds of volunteers like an ocean just hit very
volunteers like an ocean just hit very
volunteers like an ocean just hit very strong together we can do everything
strong together we can do everything
strong together we can do everything take your time and think about it what
take your time and think about it what
take your time and think about it what have you done in this world what have
have you done in this world what have
have you done in this world what have you done to leave a mark behind you and
you done to leave a mark behind you and
you done to leave a mark behind you and that’s all thank you very much
that’s all thank you very much
that’s all thank you very much [Applause]
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