Little Amal, a captivating 12-foot-tall puppet representing a refugee child from Syria, arrives in Nashville this fall as part of an epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States from Boston to San Diego. Amal — whose name means “hope” in Arabic — began her journey at the Syrian border and has visited 13 countries searching for home.Oct 27, 2021 · Little Amal was created by the South Africa-based Handspring Puppet Company, which also built Joey from War Horse, perhaps the most famous giant puppet in the world.30 March 2023 · 2-min read. Little Amal walks over Millennium Bridge in London as part of The Walk (Aaron Chown / PA) The 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee called ‘ Little Amal ’ is returning to London. The centrepiece of performance art project The Walk, Little Amal has come to symbolise human rights and bring hope, the ...Aug 11, 2021 · Little Amal is travelling through Europe on a 5000 mile / 8000 km journey. Paid for by an online fundraiser, The Walk project has already raised more than the £30,000 target needed to make the ... Nov 16, 2022 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet representing a refugee girl, landed in New York on Sept. 14. Designed and built by Handspring Puppet Company, she is supposed to depict all refugee children fleeing war, violence and persecution. Little Amal has traveled to more than 12 countries since July 2021, urging people not to forget about refugee children …Sept. 23, 2022. Parading down the middle of West 63rd Street last Saturday afternoon, we were following a giant puppet — a whole crowd of us, trekking along behind Little Amal. The 12-foot-tall ...Oct 27, 2021 · Little Amal represents a nine-year-old girl on a journey, in a project called The Walk. The puppet, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, started its 8,000km journey in Gaziantep, Turkey on 27 July ...Mar 29, 2023 · A 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee has returned to London. Little Amal is the centrepiece of a performance art project, The Walk, and has come to symbolise human rights and bring ...Mar 29, 2023 · A 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee has returned to London. Little Amal is the centrepiece of a performance art project, The Walk, and has come to symbolise human rights and bring ... Feb 15, 2024 · Little Amal, the internationally celebrated 3.5-metre-tall puppet of a 10-year old Syrian refugee girl, will take in the sights and sounds of Adelaide’s CBD when she visits during Adelaide Festival’s final days of 15 – 17 March. Specific times and places that she will appear are as follows: Fri 15 Mar, 10am – 11amDec 12, 2023 · Little Amal arrives in Boston. Photograph: Lane Turner/Boston Globe/Getty Images. On 7 September she arrived in Boston harbour in a clipper. Later that day she was serenaded by students in Harvard ...19 October 2021. 3 minute read. ‘Little Amal’ – a multi-culturalist publicity stunt – is set to end in Manchester on November 3rd. The 8,000 kilometre march across Europe and the UK by an eleven and a half foot tall puppet, complete with a 30 strong band of operators and support crew, today arrived in Folkestone.Aug 24, 2023 · Little Amal’s 9-week 2023 journey commences in Boston on September 7, 2023.Amal’s character originated from a character in Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s play The Jungle, a story about a refugee camp in Calais, France.But Little Amal represents the millions of displaced and disenfranchised refugees around the globe, and the goal of her …1:30-3 p.m. ET Tuesday, September 26, 2023Little Amal: As Close to Home. Free and open to the public. ACCESS. 2651 Saulino Ct. Dearborn, Mich 48120. Little Amal is the giant, 12-foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee, who is in search of her mother and a new place in the world to call home. Little Amal comes to life in “The Walk,” a ... The Little Amal Education and Activity Kit has been created to support and invite various levels of engagement for school and community groups. Developed by education and arts practitioners, the Kit encourages young people, families and community members to participate meaningfully and creatively with Amal’s story through 6 core themes: Nov 20, 2023 · The Walk with Little Amal 2021 was produced by Good Chance Theatre and The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company. It was created in partnership with 469 dedicated and passionate arts, humanitarian, civil society, religious and educational partners, to whom we are endlessly grateful. Little Amal is inspired by a ... The co-hosts welcomed the 12-foot-tall puppet who represents a 10-year-old Syrian refugee alongside three puppeteers and artistic director Amir Nizar Zubai.S... Mar 29, 2023 · A 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee has returned to London. Little Amal is the centrepiece of a performance art project, The Walk, and has come to symbolise human rights and bring ... Oct 26, 2023 · The 12-foot-tall puppet Amal, depicting a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will begin her daylong stopover in Tucson at sunrise on Tumamoc Hill, the first of several stops on Saturday that ...由于此网站的设置，我们无法提供该页面的具体描述。Oct 21, 2021 · Little Amal, whose name means 'hope' in Arabic, was created by the Handspring Puppet Company. They have previously made the puppet horses which feature in the stage play War Horse.Jan 23, 2024 · Little Amal, the internationally celebrated 3.5-metre-tall puppet of a 10-year old Syrian refugee girl, has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since 2021, she’s travelled to 15 countries, visited 90 cities and been welcomed by two million people on the street and by tens of millions online. Her journeys are ...Oct 31, 2023 · Little Amal’s journeys are an international festival of art and hope, drawing attention to the plight of children fleeing war, violence, and persecution. Her message to the world is a simple yet ... 由于此网站的设置，我们无法提供该页面的具体描述。Sep 6, 2023 · Little Amal (her name means “hope” in Arabic) will make an appearance at the Science Center Plaza on Thursday at 7 p.m. for “Finding Friends in Harvard Yard.”. It is the latest stop in a global trek that has already taken the puppet and her three operators to 13 countries. The free public event is created by the American Repertory ...Sep 16, 2022 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, is on a 17-day blitz through every corner of the Big Apple as part of a theater project hoping to raise awareness about immigration.Jun 23, 2022 · Little Amal is a 3.5 metre puppet of a Syrian refugee child. She has walked across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, and Ukraine.Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, towered above a rustling layer of shining silver safety blankets. Behind the puppet, artists held children’s shoes over the crowd, mimicking the movements of little marching feet. Amal stopped and turned to look out over the crowd behind her, took a breath, and reached down to ...Jan 15, 2024 · Indeed, Little Amal’s public theatre is often accompanied by bands or music. Such is the demand on her calendar that there are actually numerous Amals, with various productions and performances ... Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. September 7th to November 5th, she will journey 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created. Sep 28, 2022 · Little Amal, whose name means hope in Arabic, was created to raise awareness about refugee children. The 12-foot-tall puppet trekked across Europe last year and now is spreading her message of ... Sep 8, 2023 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, center, is greeted by performers in lion dance costumes in front of a gate at an entrance to the …Dec 7, 2021 · Little Amal represents a 9-year-old Syrian refugee but she also represents all unaccompanied children, many of whom could be climate refugees, Seaward says. So, she spent a whole week in Glasgow and was part of the opening plenary of a day at the summit dedicated to gender and climate change, as well as a number of other events around the …Oct 7, 2020 · THE WALK WITH LITTLE AMAL. Little Amal is the 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk, based on the character of the same name in Good Chance’s The Jungle. She has become a global symbol of courage, hope and human rights. In 2021 she travelled through more than 65 towns in 9 countries over 8,000km, meeting ... Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has traveled over 9,000km in 13 countries and has been welcomed by more than a million people on the street, including hundreds of artists and civil ...Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, towered above a rustling layer of shining silver safety blankets. Behind the puppet, artists held children’s shoes over the crowd, mimicking the movements of little marching feet. Amal stopped and turned to look out over the crowd behind her, took a breath, and reached down to ...1 day ago · The court’s rulings are binding, but it has little means of enforcement. On Saturday, Israel’s military said it was continuing operations around Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa for a 13th day.Nov 3, 2021 · Little Amal, who is 11.5ft (3.5m) tall, trekked through 65 European cities, towns and villages to shine a light on the plight of young migrants. The long walk ended with celebrations in Manchester ... Jan 25, 2024 · Little Amal was designed and built by the South Africa-based Handspring Puppet Company, which attract global acclaim for its creation of Joey the horse in the Broadway and West End hit play War Horse. Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021 ... 30 March 2023 · 2-min read. Little Amal walks over Millennium Bridge in London as part of The Walk (Aaron Chown / PA) The 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee called ‘ Little Amal ’ is returning to London. The centrepiece of performance art project The Walk, Little Amal has come to symbolise human rights and bring hope, the ...30 March 2023 · 2-min read. Little Amal walks over Millennium Bridge in London as part of The Walk (Aaron Chown / PA) The 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee called ‘ Little Amal ’ is returning to London. The centrepiece of performance art project The Walk, Little Amal has come to symbolise human rights and bring hope, the ...Oct 18, 2023 · Little Amal is a 12-foot tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled through cities, towns and villages across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the UK in 2021, and Ukraine, Poland and the Netherlands in 2022. The walk is a celebration of art, hope and shared humanity that aims to unite ... Sep 6, 2023 · Little Amal (her name means “hope” in Arabic) will make an appearance at the Science Center Plaza on Thursday at 7 p.m. for “Finding Friends in Harvard Yard.”. It is the latest stop in a global trek that has already taken the puppet and her three operators to 13 countries. The free public event is created by the American Repertory ... Sep 14, 2022 · Little Amal, a 10-year-old Syrian girl, left the Syrian-Turkish border in July 2021. She journeyed throughout Europe and met a million people on her quest to find safety and a better life.Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Discover the power of art and compassion in a free, community-wide event with Amal Walks Across America. Join us in welcoming Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, to the Old Pueblo as part of her 6,000-mile journey in search of family and friends. An “international symbol of human rights ...Oct 17, 2021 · Little Amal, whose name means hope in Arabic, was created by Handspring, the company that made the equine puppets in War Horse. She stands 3.5 metres (11ft 5in) tall and is operated by a team of ...Jun 23, 2022 · Little Amal is a huge 3.5m tall puppet representing a ten year-old refugee girl from Syria, where a civil war has been raging for years. She is designed to highlight the …Sep 28, 2023 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, made her first stop in Chicago at Navy Pier as she continues her walk across America to the West Coast.Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, towered above a rustling layer of shining silver safety blankets. Behind the puppet, artists held children’s shoes over the crowd, mimicking the movements of little marching feet. Amal stopped and turned to look out over the crowd behind her, took a breath, and reached down to ...Jun 9, 2023 · Little Amal walked down the streets of downtown Toronto while people sang and danced for her, showing her welcoming signs and butterflies. At the final point of her route – Nathan Phillips Square – Amal was welcomed by many Torontonians and symbolically became a foster granddaughter of three local honorary grandmothers.Oct 7, 2020 · Little Amal is the 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk, based on the character of the same name in Good Chance’s The Jungle.She has become a global symbol of courage, hope and human rights.In 2021 she travelled through more than 65 towns in 9 countries over 8,000km, meeting over …Oct 9, 2023 · Amal Walks Across America is a traveling public art exhibit that brings the giant puppet of Little Amal to life, telling the story of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl whose name means “hope ...Nov 2, 2021 · Little Amal, a 9-year-old Syrian refugee puppet, has been walking across Europe to raise visibility and empathy for the plight of refugees. Theater director Amir Nizar Zuabi spoke with TED Radio Hour. Jun 16, 2022 · Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet depicting a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, has seen about a dozen countries, visited London’s Royal Opera House and other sightseeing destinations, and even met ...Nov 10, 2021 · Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, is visiting COP26 (the 26th UN Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow from 9 to 11 November following her completion of the The Walk, a 4 month-long travelling festival of art and hope over 8000 km from the Syrian border to Manchester.. On Wed 10 November, Little Amal will meet and …Oct 7, 2021 · 8000km journey of refugee puppet will cap off the MIF21 programme. The final stage of The Walk, an international public art project, will come to Manchester on Wednesday 3 November with Little Amal, a nine-year-old refugee girl in the form of a 3.5-metre puppet (originally planned to launch the festival) finishing her epic 8000km journey …Oct 29, 2021 · Little Amal, who is 11.5ft (3.5m) tall, has so far travelled almost 4,970 miles (8,000km) from the Syria/Turkey border to the UK. Amal, which is Arabic for hope, arrived in the UK's first City of ...Mar 29, 2023 · A 12ft (3.7m) puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee has returned to London. Little Amal is the centrepiece of a performance art project, The Walk, and has come to symbolise human rights and bring ... 5 hours ago · It added that forces killed 15 gunmen in the central Gaza Strip and several in Khan Younis, including near Al-Amal hospital. Israel said it killed and detained hundreds …Jun 16, 2022 · Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet depicting a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, has seen about a dozen countries, visited London’s Royal Opera House and other sightseeing destinations, and even met ...Mar 8, 2024 · Little Amal was designed and built by Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the award-winning puppets for War Horse. Little Amal is produced by The Walk Productions, producers David Lan and Tracey Seaward, and artistic director Amir Nizar Zuabi, in association with Handspring Puppet Company. The Walk 2021 was a co …Little Amal is the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. Over the last year she has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has travelled over 9,000km and been welcomed by more than a million people on the street, including hundreds of artists and civil ...Sep 28, 2023 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, made her first stop in Chicago at Navy Pier as she continues her walk across America to the West Coast.Jun 22, 2023 · Little Amal. Photo courtesy of The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics. Her visit to Washington will include multiple welcome events with a variety of local partners, with a central visit to the Capitol on September 19, organized and produced by The Lab. Amal Walks Across America is produced by The Walk Productions in association …Jul 4, 2021 · Last modified on Wed 1 Sep 2021 10.53 EDT. O n the last Tuesday of July, a big little girl will step out into a Turkish city, a few miles from the Syrian border, to begin an 8,000km trek to ...Little Amal, a captivating 12-foot-tall puppet representing a refugee child from Syria, arrives in Nashville this fall as part of an epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States from Boston to San Diego. Amal — whose name means “hope” in Arabic — began her journey at the Syrian border and has visited 13 countries searching for home.Nov 9, 2021 · The Journey of Little Amal. Alan Taylor. November 9, 2021. 20 Photos. In Focus. For the past several months, Little Amal, an 11-foot-tall puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl, has been on a ...Jan 25, 2024 · Little Amal was designed and built by the South Africa-based Handspring Puppet Company, which attract global acclaim for its creation of Joey the horse in the Broadway and West End hit play War Horse.Sep 6, 2023 · Little Amal became famous in 2021 when she and her puppeteers trekked across Europe from Turkey to the United Kingdom. Her creators had invented a story for her inspired by the true stories of ... Sep 28, 2022 · Little Amal is making a big impact in The Big Apple! During her journey Wednesday through New York City, the 12-foot-tall puppet made her live studio world debut on the Emmy Award-winning daytime ... LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE AND FRIENDS WELCOME LITTLE AMAL TO BALBOA PARK. Sat Nov 4, 2 – 3pm. Balboa Park. Meet at The Old Globe Plaza at 2pm. Parking in Balboa Park. We recommend arriving 30 minutes early. Little Amal, the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, is completing her journey across the U.S. in San Diego, where she is ... Feb 15, 2024 · Little Amal, the internationally celebrated 3.5-metre-tall puppet of a 10-year old Syrian refugee girl, will take in the sights and sounds of Adelaide’s CBD when she visits during Adelaide Festival’s final days of 15 – 17 March. Specific times and places that she will appear are as follows: Fri 15 Mar, 10am – 11amSep 7, 2023 · WATCH: Meet Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall 10-year-old spreading a message of hope and passion across the country. Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, took her first steps in Boston ...Oct 27, 2021 · Coventry has welcomed a giant puppet of a child to the city as it nears the end of a 5,000-mile walk from Syria to "rewrite the narrative about refugees". Crowds of people greeted the 3.5m (11.5ft ...Sep 18, 2023 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet that represents a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl searching for her mother, arrived in Baltimore this weekend to spread the message of hope and love in honor of all displaced people.She is on a 6,000-mile journey across America for the next two months. Amal walks for the hundreds of thousands of refugees and …Sep 21, 2023 · The Amal Fund aims to raise $5 million to help refugee children. Little Amal's website says the puppet has four more appearances in Pittsburgh: one on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. followed by ...由于此网站的设置，我们无法提供该页面的具体描述。Sep 21, 2023 · The puppet Amal joins the All City High Schools Marching Band on Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2023. (Betul Tuncer/Pittsburgh Media Partnership) The streets of the Cultural District, Downtown, filled with Billy Strayhorn’s music and sounds of joy Wednesday as Pittsburgh welcomed Little …Oct 20, 2021 · Little Amal was created by Handspring, the company that made the equine puppets for hit West End and Broadway theater show “War Horse." The puppet was designed as part of The Walk, a traveling ... Nov 5, 2021 · Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, will visit the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) from November 9 to 11. This follows her completion of 'The Walk', a ...Nov 9, 2021 · The Journey of Little Amal. Alan Taylor. November 9, 2021. 20 Photos. In Focus. For the past several months, Little Amal, an 11-foot-tall puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl, has been on a ... 由于此网站的设置，我们无法提供该页面的具体描述。1 day ago · The court’s rulings are binding, but it has little means of enforcement. On Saturday, Israel’s military said it was continuing operations around Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa for a 13th day.Nov 10, 2021 · Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, is visiting COP26 (the 26th UN Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow from 9 to 11 November following her completion of the The Walk, a 4 month-long travelling festival of art and hope over 8000 km from the Syrian border to Manchester.. On Wed 10 November, Little Amal will meet and …Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has traveled over 9,000km in 13 countries and has been welcomed by more than a million people on the street, including hundreds of artists and civil ...Sep 7, 2023 · 1 of 13 | . Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, is greeted by a crowd, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston. The puppet is scheduled to journey across the United States, with planned stops in over 35 towns and cities, between Sept. 7 and Nov. 5, 2023, in an effort to raise awareness about refugees and displaced people across the world. Oct 31, 2023 · Little Amal’s journeys are an international festival of art and hope, drawing attention to the plight of children fleeing war, violence, and persecution. Her message to the world is a simple yet ...
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Little Amal is the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. Over the last year she has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has travelled over 9,000km and been welcomed by more than a million people on the street, including hundreds of artists and civil ... LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE AND FRIENDS WELCOME LITTLE AMAL TO BALBOA PARK. Sat Nov 4, 2 – 3pm. Balboa Park. Meet at The Old Globe Plaza at 2pm. Parking in Balboa Park. We recommend arriving 30 minutes early. Little Amal, the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, is completing her journey across the U.S. in San Diego, where she is ... 由于此网站的设置，我们无法提供该页面的具体描述。Sep 7, 2023 · 1 of 13 | . Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, is greeted by a crowd, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston. The puppet is scheduled to journey across the United States, with planned stops in over 35 towns and cities, between Sept. 7 and Nov. 5, 2023, in an effort to raise awareness about refugees and displaced people across the world. Sep 22, 2021 · Little Amal greeted by an Italian nonna, or grandmother, in Bari, Italy. Italy has welcomed Amal warmly, but this experience might be far from the reality for actual young refugees. Andrea Costa is president of Baobab Experience, an organization supporting displaced people who have arrived in Italy. A little girl on a BIG journey. Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has travelled over 9,000km to 97 towns and cities in 15 countries and been welcomed by more than a million people on ...Oct 25, 2021 · The 'Little Amal" puppet is walked along Folkestone Pier, October 19, 2021 in Folkestone, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty. In the crowd that gathered to greet Little Amal in London, Palmer met one of ... Sep 8, 2023 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, center, is greeted by performers in lion dance costumes in front of a gate at an entrance to the …Sep 28, 2022 · Little Amal is making a big impact in The Big Apple! During her journey Wednesday through New York City, the 12-foot-tall puppet made her live studio world debut on the Emmy Award-winning daytime ...Jul 4, 2021 · Last modified on Wed 1 Sep 2021 10.53 EDT. O n the last Tuesday of July, a big little girl will step out into a Turkish city, a few miles from the Syrian border, to begin an 8,000km trek to ...Oct 19, 2021 · Little Amal, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, started her 5,000km journey in Gaziantep, Turkey on 27 July and has travelled across Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and France.Sep 28, 2022 · Little Amal is making a big impact in The Big Apple! During her journey Wednesday through New York City, the 12-foot-tall puppet made her live studio world debut on the Emmy Award-winning daytime ...Nov 10, 2021 · Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, is visiting COP26 (the 26th UN Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow from 9 to 11 November following her completion of the The Walk, a 4 month-long travelling festival of art and hope over 8000 km from the Syrian border to Manchester.. On Wed 10 November, Little Amal will meet and …Jan 25, 2024 · Little Amal was designed and built by the South Africa-based Handspring Puppet Company, which attract global acclaim for its creation of Joey the horse in the Broadway and West End hit play War Horse.Sep 7, 2023 · Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child, travels across the U.S. to raise awareness about the plight of refugees across the world. (Courtesy The Walk Productions/Igor Emerich)Nov 2, 2023 · "Little Amal" visits UCLA community school in Koreatown 02:15. A 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl called "Little Amal" is making a stop in the Los Angeles area on November 1.Little Amal is a 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child who travels over 6,000 miles across 15 countries to raise awareness and funds for children in need. She is a …Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled across 13 countries meeting more than a million people, and watched by tens of millions more online. This fall, she will journey 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created. 35 towns and cities from Boston to ....