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City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

February 22, 2016 00:30:42

Guests: Rawlence, Ben

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 098

City of Thorns -- Inside the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Author Ben Rawlence (Open Society Foundations Fellow) on his new book: City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp. He describes working in Dadaab, Kenya, and discusses Somali refugees' daily struggles, their personal lives, social relationships, trade, and Islam. The interview closes with reflections on the international dimensions of the conflict in Somalia and prospects for peace.

00:00:00 - 00:01:33 Introduction
00:01:34 - 00:05:28 City of Thorns—Inside the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
00:05:29 - 00:10:22 Daily Struggles, Their Personal Lives, Social Relationships, and Trade in the Camps
00:10:23 - 00:14:14 The Camp as a Muslim Space
00:14:15 - 00:19:00 The Kenya Government on the Refugee
00:19:01 - 00:29:03 Reflections on the International Dimensions of the Conflict in Somalia and Prospects for Peace
00:29:04 - 00:30:42 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Ben Rawlence. "City of Thorns -- Inside the World's Largest Refugee Camp". Africa Past and Present, February 22, 2016. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=098/.