Similar to previous studies which had looked at the crisis itself, we found that public sector workers and politicians were far more likely to be quoted than refugees themselves. During a research project with colleagues at City, we looked at how often refugees’ voices are directly heard in UK online and print coverage a couple of years after the 2015 refugee crisis. Part of the problem is the lack of voice. Rarely are they given their own identity – that they might also be also a university lecturer, a doctor or accountant, that they have families and a long history. If abroad, they are often portrayed as helpless victims of disaster or war. Many academic papers have detailed how refugees are portrayed in the media – as dangerous criminals, security risks or taking up limited health, education or social care resources if they are here in the UK. Key to this is the role the news media plays, and the identities (or lack of them) that they bestow on refugees. Lack of voice maintains a difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’ and leaves them as two-dimensional figures or groups. Donald Trump credited his tough stance on refugees with helping him to win the US presidency asylum seekers were also one of the most salient issues during the Brexit referendum, with migrants being portrayed as both economic and security threats. In the past decade, the debate around refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and migrants has become increasingly charged. I first met Abdul in 2019 when he took part in a podcast we were doing at City University of London as part of an event about refugees which aimed to give those who’d sought refuge in this country the chance to speak themselves, rather than being simply reported on. But that fact alone should not define him. Like many British people, he loves to drink tea and complain about the weather – and loathes the idea of camping. Journalists must set pre-formed narratives aside and tell these real stories, writes Glenda Cooper.Ībdulwahab Tahhan did an English literature degree, is a stand-up comedian in his spare time, has written for the Guardian and last year made an award-winning podcast. Hearing refugees speak for themselves transforms how we think of people who have fled their homelands. But the identity of these people – university professors, electricians, mothers, sports enthusiasts – is often deliberately avoided. ‘Refugees’ have become a political football, a moral calling and a constant source of sensationalist news stories. If the faceless person is in front of you in a dream then it means that there will be settlement of things in your life which hamper your peace within yourself.It is a sign of progress or some positive change in your life in the near future. If the faceless person is in front of you in an elevated position then it is a positive sign.You should be alert and aware of any betrayal that might come your way. If the faceless person is behind you in a dream it means betrayal.Seeing someone else faceless in a dream can convey a variety of different meanings depending upon the scenario of the dream. You should explore your own thoughts and feeling and contemplate on what your true desires are and find what makes you feel worthy. You might be unaware of your true purpose and desperately want to define your own purpose. This dream simply means that you need to pay more attention to yourself to know your true identity, your personality, your attitude. There might be some aspect of your personality that you are looking for or there may be something you might feel is missing from your own self. Seeing your own self faceless in a dream implies that you crave to have more self awareness. Both these scenarios can be interpreted in different ways. The dreamer may see someone else to be faceless or himself to be faceless. Seeing a faceless person in a dream is related to the dreamer’s own sense of identity.
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