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The extraordinary story of Kanbar Hossein-Bor on fijivillage Straight Talk at 7pm Wednesday

The extraordinary story of Kanbar Hossein-Bor on fijivillage Straight Talk at 7pm Wednesday

By fijivillage
25/01/2026
The extraordinary story of Kanbar Hossein-Bor will be shared on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan at 7pm Wednesday.

Hossein-Bor is the first refugee to become a UK High Commissioner.

Check his story out as he shares his challenges in his early life as a child growing up in Iran, and then smuggled out as a child refugee to reunite with his mother at the Pakistani border, and then starting his life in Britain.

The candid interview with the UK High Commissioner to Fiji also focuses on the UK and Fiji relationship, the contributions by Fijians to the British Army, the upcoming threats of drugs and transnational crimes, and climate change.

The show also focuses on the importance of cultural intelligence.

You can watch the Straight Talk interview on our facebook page, YouTube channel, and TikTok and X account, fijivillage at 7pm Wednesday. 

You can also catch the podcast, fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 

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