Choose Love: Hassan Akkad and Josie Naughton

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Cofounder of Help Refugees, Josie Naughton, speaks to BAFTA-winning film-maker and Syrian refugee, Hassan Akkad, about his decision to become a hospital porter during the COVID-19 crisis.

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