Hadil Tamim Author

Hadil Tamim - Born in Al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp south of Damascus, Syria, Hadil Tamim is proud of her lineage, deeply rooted in occupied Palestine. Due to the nature of her father's diplomatic position, Hadil lived in several countries and was exposed to a wide spectrum of cultures. While living in Ankara, Turkey, she obtained her professional degree in Ceramic and Islamic Decorative Art. She has been living in Reading, UK together with her husband and two sons since 2000. In 2011 she obtained an academic foundation degree in Art in Practice from University of West London, UK. Adrian Lawson - After an eclectic career in which he was paid for spending a lot of time in Reading's outdoor spaces, Adrian Lawson took early retirement and since then he has worked as a bike mechanic and campaigner for cycle facilities as Director of Reading Bicycle Kitchen. Other than that he spends his days teaching refugees to speak English, walking his dogs and birdwatching.