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<strong>Editorial:</strong> The puppet’s journey from Turkey to the UK charmed audiences – but also discomfited them. And that’s the point

The 3.5m high puppet of a Syrian refugee child begins the last leg of her trans-European trek.

The transcontinental odyssey of Little Amal will begin its final stage this week when the giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl reaches the shores of the UK after walking thousands of miles across Europe. Bells will chime and choirs will sing as Little Amal appears on the beach today in Folkestone, Kent, after making the same cross-Channel journey that has been taken so far this year by more than 17,000 people seeking refuge from conflict, hunger and persecution. On the last leg of her journey, Little Amal will visit Canterbury, London, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Sheffield and Barnsle...

Or equivalent documentation. but by folkestone harbour, the crowds were out. this refugee was getting a hero's welcome. these interactions are about empathy and trying to be curious about somebody you don't know. and welcoming somebody that you don't know. she may only be a puppet, but she's already proved she's provocative and powerful piece of theatre. david sillito, bbc news, folkestone. david lan is the producer of the amal project and walked the route with her from turkey to the uk. hejoins us now from london. great to have you on newsday, david, and what an amazing project. i have to say...

The transcontinental odyssey of Little Amal will begin its final stage this week when the giant puppet of a nine-year-old Syrian girl reaches the shores of the UK after walking thousands of miles across Europe. Bells will chime and choirs will sing as Little Amal appears on the beach today in Folkestone, Kent, after making the same cross-Channel journey that has been taken so far this year by more than 17,000 people seeking refuge from conflict, hunger and persecution. On the last leg of her journey, Little Amal will visit Canterbury, London, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Sheffield and Barnsle...