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When Faisal an Afghani from the Pashtun tribe begins attending Michael Farril s English as a Second Language class Michael has every reason to be terrified This Faisal has all the external signs of being a Muslim extremist and a potential terrorist However as Michael gets to know Faisal he realises that things aren t what they originally seemed Eventually a very strong friendship develops between these two men Indoing so each man has to adjust his thinking to the other s beliefs and outlooks on life Michael has to re evaluate his views and opinions about refugees and Muslims and Faisal has to learn to appreciate that Michael s openly gay lifestyle is one of the many aspects of the freedom granted within a country in which Faisal is seeking asylum Farewell My Pashtun