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Georg Steiner, in his keynote address, expressed his views, \u201cwe had the privilege to watch a wonderful, very inspiring film this morning, about inclusion. We believe that inclusion of women in our society is of utmost importance and of course, for the great importance of our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khalid Hasan Khan, the filmmaker of Barefoot, explained the premise of the interfaith soccer film, by mentioning, Carl Gustav Jung, \u2018no tree can grow to Heaven unless it&#8217;s roots reach down to Hell\u2019, Barefoot is a string of stories of such discouraged youth, from Khyber to Karachi, belonging to footballers of Christian, Hindu and Zoroastrian communities along with soccer players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who play against the intolerable odds, in a discriminatory ordeal, he added, \u2018you have to be in the development hell, to get glory in life\u2019. He elaborated that \u201cwhen sports organisations fail to nurture the talent, godfathers step in, to the rescue of dreams of young sportspersons. Khan cited the famous line, \u2018whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.\u2019 This \u2018kindness of strangers\u2019 is \u2018humanity\u2019 that helps young men and women to survive and thrive in the arena of their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Dr Abida Sharif, Head from the Sociology Department of FJWU, thanked the guests and the audience for the \u201chighly engaged session.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi (PNI) The Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan and Fatima Jinnah Women University invited a vibrant audience for the screening of an award-winning documentary, Barefoot with Godfather of Soccer, by the filmmaker, Khalid Hasan Khan. 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