Here are a few clips of my favorite moments from @theconfmalmo talk show with @alqumit & @jasontmbk. In the first clip, I refer to the idyllic instagram perfect picture of Alqumit sitting against his IKEA-esque bedroom wall in Sweden with all these framed objects hung on the wall of  things he brought with him in his backpack from Syria. While for most refugees life-essential items would be defined as extra clothing, warm layers for the cold nights at sea or in the mountains; for Alqumit life-essential items consisted of a Lady Gaga CD, Barbara Streisand LP, 50 Shade of Grey book, Bjork CD, Teju Coleâs Open City . These objects represented his identity and reminded him during the hardest times of his travel who he was, why he has to escape, and why he had to survive. So when a Swedish family opened their doors to Alqumit and gave him a bedroom, one of the first things he did was hang up all the objects he brought with him. This moment made his bedroom feel like home. We arrive at sense of home when we can locate our interior identities to the communities that form and ground them. For Alqumit, meeting Jason was one step closer to making Sweden his forever home. In the 2nd video clip, Alqumit explains that when he he first heard Jasonâs music, while he didnât understand the language Jason was rapping in, he could feel his pain and struggle. It was as if Jason understood what he had gone through. Hearing Jasonâs lyrics inspired him to learn Swedish. Not only that, I think it was the first time the Swedish language felt like âhomeâ for Alqumit. Thank you guys for making this happen! I canât wait for Alqumit to go to #endroppemidnatt premier in Malmö to watch Jason and @damntheband đčđ„đžđ·đș under the direction of @farnaz_arbabi đŹ. Buy your tickets now if you havenât yet âĄïžendroppemidnatt.se #endroppemidnatt #theconf #triciainmalmö (at Malmö, Sweden)