Michigan FC unleashing potential of refugee kids in U.S., through soccer and mentor ship and leadership. Abbas Al-Wishah, field application engineer, Industrial & Commercial Transportation, knows what being a refugee is like. When he was 9 years old, he and his family escaped danger in Iraq after his father helped the U.S. Army in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Fast forward Abbas is helping refugees in his community in Detroit, Michigan, and his efforts have caught the attention of the ESPN global sports network for their award winning E:60 series.