Refugees and political asylum Books

Book SynopsisRestrictions on academic freedom, persecution and armed conflict have forced many scholars into exile. So far, the professional trajectories of these scholars and their contributions to knowledge exchange have not been studied comprehensively. The contributors to this volume address the situations and networks of scholars in exile, the challenges they face in their host countries and the opportunities they use. These issues are highly relevant to discussions about the moral economies of higher education institutions and support programs. Although the contributions largely focus on Germany as a host country, they also offer telling examples of forced mobility in the Global South, including both contemporary and historical perspectives.

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Book SynopsisHow the Issue of Camps serve as cross-sectional Matter for Researchers in different Fields

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Book SynopsisThe book also focuses on newly emerging and technologically advanced bordering strategies, such as offshore detention techniques and hotspots, often located outside the state where refugees seek asylum.

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Book SynopsisThe incredible true story of a a football team in the United States made up of refugee children.Trade Review‘Remarkable … Like all good books about sport, this is about much more than sport …This is a marvellous story, all the more moving for being written straight by a talented reporter.’ Mike Atherton, The Times ‘“Outcasts United” succeeds so emphatically because, just as the Fugees are so much more than a football team, this is much more than a sports book … a dense and unjudgmental portrait of America in the 21st century (and a vital primer to African and colonial history in the last one).’ Tim Lewis, Observer ‘Mufleh – a heady mixture of Brian Clough, Alex Ferguson and Martin Luther King – has wrought an astonishing transformation in the boys and their families, becoming not just a coach but a surrogate parent and stand-in social worker. St John’s expertly told account has been described as “heartwarming”, as if Mufleh has solved all the problems of multiculturalism at a stroke. Not yet, she hasn’t, but she has proved the truth of another football cliché: sometimes it is, indeed, more than just another game.’ Chris Maume, Independent

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Book SynopsisWhy do decision-makers in similar liberal democracies interpret the same legal definition in very different ways? International law provides states with a common definition of a ''refugee'' as well as guidelines outlining how asylum claims should be decided. Yet, the processes by which countries determine who should be granted refugee status look strikingly different, even across nations with many political, cultural, geographical, and institutional commonalities. This book compares the refugee status determination (RSD) regimes of three popular asylum seeker destinations - the United States, Canada, and Australia. Despite similarly high levels of political resistance to accepting asylum seekers across these three states, once asylum seekers cross their borders, they access three very different systems. These differences are significant both in terms of asylum seekers'' experience of the process and in terms of their likelihood of being found to be a refugee. The book moves beyond the Trade ReviewThis book makes an important and original contribution to the scholarly literature, especially the literature on refugees but also the broader literature on the administrative state. It shows how consequential different institutional arrangements and legal/political cultures can be. I know of no other research that has opened up the black box of the state to examine the inner dynamics of the process of refugee determination. Hamlin does so in a way that is persuasive and illuminating. Anyone who works on refugees, whether in political science or law, will want to read this book. * Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto *Hamlin gives us a highly original account of the politics of asylum-seeking, focusing on constitutional law and administrative practice in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. An excellent piece of scholarship and a timely book, Let Me Be a Refugee will quickly become a classic and a must-read for anyone interested in refugee policy. * James F. Hollifield, Tower Center, SMU *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; List of Abbreviations ; Part One ; Chapter I - Let Me Be a Refugee ; Chapter II - Building a Cross-National Comparison of RSD Regimes ; Chapter III - 'Illegal Refugees' and the Rise of Restrictive Asylum Politics ; Part Two ; Chapter IV - Courting Asylum: The Judicialization of Refugee Status Determination in the United States ; Chapter V - The 'Cadillac' Bureaucracy: Refugee Status Determination in Canada ; Chapter VI - The Battle of the 'Bouncing Ball': Refugee Status Determination in Australia ; Part Three ; Chapter VII - Asylum for Women: Reading Gender into the Refugee Definition ; Chapter VIII - Escaping the People's Republic: Chinese Asylum Claims in Three RSD Regimes ; Chapter IX - Complementary Protection in a Complicated World ; Part Four ; Chapter X - Asylum Seeker Blues and the Globalization of Law ; Appendix: List of Interviews ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisChechens: Culture and Society is an ethnography that elaborates the lived experiences of Chechens, focusing primarily on relationships and socio-cultural norms within the context of the current conflict in the Chechen Republic.Trade Review"This is a heroic attempt to capture the life and soul of a nation in an ethnographic study of Chechens whom the author knew and at times lived with in Ingushetia and Turkey over a period of ten years in total. She provides a detailed look at their norms, culture, values and roles both as they were ideally portrayed by the Chechens and as she saw them expressed and played out. We can thank Katherine Layton for giving us an account that is far more detailed and interesting than most of what we have been reading about this cultural/national group mostly unknown and often mis-portrayed to the American reader." - Vandra L. Masemann, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Living in Tales 3. Cultural Symbolisms 4. Men and Women 5. In the Looking Glass, and Looking Out 6. Chechens as Refugees 7. Development: What Way Forward? 8. Additional Literature and Discussion

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Book SynopsisThe seas are filled with migrants risking their lives on perilous crossings; Europe is engulfed by xenophobia and fear. In the cities and towns, in the schools and shops, strange children are starting to appear: enigmatic and unnerving, they disappear like ghosts, causing uproar. Amid mounting paranoia, Khaled, a young teenager from a war-torn Middle Eastern country, by chance meets Karolina in a discount store in Brussels. She buys him a red suitcase, and they part ways: Karolina to both mourn and search for her missing son, whose laptop betrays his entanglement with extremist groups; Khaled to head south, against the flow of other refugees - travelling with urgent intent, desperately protecting the contents of his suitcase. At once a ghost story, a morality tale and a quest narrative, From Another World is a striking reflection on loss, grief and the struggle to brave love in a world seized by fury.

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Book SynopsisFor the first time, a Rohingya speaks up to expose the persecution facing his people. ‘I am three years old and will have to grow up with the hostility of others. I am already an outlaw in my own country, an outlaw in the world. I am three years old, and don’t yet know that I am stateless.’ Habiburahman was born in 1979 and raised in a small village in western Burma. When he was three years old, the country’s military leader declared that his people, the Rohingya, were not one of the 135 recognised ethnic groups that formed the eight ‘national races’. He was left stateless in his own country. Since 1982, millions of Rohingya have had to flee their homes as a result of extreme prejudice and persecution. In 2016 and 2017, the government intensified the process of ethnic cleansing, and over 600,000 Rohingya people were forced to cross the border into Bangladesh. Here, for the first time, a Rohingya speaks up to expose the truth behind this global humanitarian crisis. Through the eyes of a child, we learn about the historic persecution of the Rohingya people and witness the violence Habiburahman endured throughout his life until he escaped the country in 2000. First, They Erased Our Name is an urgent, moving memoir about what it feels like to be repressed in one’s own country and a refugee in others. It gives voice to the voiceless.Trade Review‘Habiburahman’s book is a rare first-hand account of what the Rohingya have had to endure over the past few decades, and especially valuable because the events it describes took place long before most of the world had heard of them. Told in short, punchy chapters, written in an urgent present tense …’ -- David Eimer * The Spectator *‘Here is the first account by a Rohingya of the decades-long oppression of his people, as well as a memoir of his own journey. Chilling and eye-opening.’ * i *‘This is the gripping, chilling inside story of the incubation of a genocide. In a corner of Asia where hatred has raged for decades, Habib’s moving family history emerges as a powerful and, to my knowledge, unique historical document. His compelling storytelling relates how playground prejudice against the Muslim Rohingya of Arakan escalated into pogroms, terror, and apartheid. As he makes his arduous and dangerous escape, he writes “death is always snapping at our heels”. What an incredible story. There are many who, after the killing fields of Cambodia, Bosnia, or Rwanda have said “Never again”. It just did, in Burma, and here’s how.’ -- Jonathan Miller, Foreign Affairs Correspondent * Channel 4 News *‘Written in a simple style appropriate to the childhood it records, the memoir is a devastating testimony of persecution.’ -- David McKechnie * The Irish Times *‘The book is written in simple language and tells the story without embellishment. There is no need for flourishes; it is relentless.’ -- Gay Alcorn * The Guardian *‘Habiburahman is a vivid storyteller … It is a book that should be read the world over until the Rohingyas get justice … An essential read.’ -- Liam Heylin * Irish Examiner *‘An astonishing story … a moving read.’ -- Paul Ross, talkRADIO‘The remarkable first personal account from a Rohingya of his people’s persecution in Burma.’ * i *‘The greatest barriers to stories such as Habiburahman’s being heard, though. Are invalidation and indifference. Do not be indifferent to this urgent, humane book. Read it, share it, talk about what has been happening — and in so doing safeguard the humanity of Habiburahman, the Rohingya and all asylum seekers, as well as the imperilled humanity of this country.’ -- Maria Takolander * The Saturday Paper *‘[First, They Erased Our Name] tells the first-hand truth behind the global humanitarian crisis.’ * Business Standard *‘For the first time, Habib’s book gives written voice to the history of fate and his people who have been left stateless in their own country. Habib’s own story is an odyssey of danger, resistance, torture and courage.’ -- James Taylor * Surf Coast Times *‘Compelling.’ -- Robyn Douglass * SA Weekend, starred review *‘Habiburahman was a boy when Myanmar outlawed his ethnic group, the Rohingya, stripping its members of citizenship and turning them into a stateless people. His book is a rare account of growing up during the subsequent catastrophe for the Rohingya … a useful addition to the literature of human rights abuses.’ * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisRefugees and displaced people rarely figure as historical actors, and almost never as historical narrators and historians. The Right to Research offers a critical reflection on what history means, who narrates it, and what happens when those long excluded from authorship bring their knowledge and perspectives to bear.Trade Review“This ambitious and exciting volume makes a critical intervention in the processes of historical silencing and upsets conventional understandings of historical scholarship. The book reminds us that refugees have not been afforded the right to write history; this is a powerful, poignant, rightfully challenged assertion, and this assertion is timely – if not now, when?” Joanna Tague, Denison University and author of Displaced Mozambicans in Postcolonial Tanzania: Refugee Power, Mobility, Education, and Rural Development

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Book SynopsisTendayi Bloom is Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is author of Noncitizenism: Recognising Noncitizen Capabilities in a World of Citizens (2018).Trade ReviewThis insightful book puts the spotlight on those people who live out their lives despite an international system that benefits others. In bringing such voices to the foreground, Bloom has produced a valuable addition to the literature on the global politics of migration that demonstrates how institutional structures are constructed, and how they may be challenged. Written in an accessible and clear manner, Noncitizen Power is essential reading for anyone interested in global migration governance. -- Gerasimos Tsourapas, University of Glasgow, UKThis is a brilliant critique of how citizen-state relations usurp all relations between states and individuals in liberal political thought. An entire category – noncitizens – and their relations with the state remain subordinate as noncitizens wanting to become citizens. Yet, noncitizens often make rights claims without wanting to become citizens, and, as Bloom shows, with profound consequences. -- Engin Isin, Queen Mary University of London, UKTendayi Bloom’s book makes an important and original contribution to our understanding of the multi-scalar politics of migration through the unique lens of noncitizens. It brings to the fore the agency of those migrants and non-migrants alike whose lives and politics develop within and despite the institutions that govern them, and calls for these voices, experiences and perspectives to be brought into discussions of global migration governance. -- Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham, UKBloom has written an original and challenging book which places the noncitizen rather than the citizen at the centre of our understanding of the global order of things. With a combination of theoretical insight and practical proposals, the book explores how the power and knowledge of the noncitizen can be brought to bear on key questions such as international migration, and shows how crucial this power and knowledge is to changing the international system so that all people, whatever their status, have a recognised place within it. -- Phillip Cole, University of the West of England, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Noncitizenism is the New ‘-ism’ 2. ‘Migrant’ is a Slippery Term 3. Finding New Ways to Talk about Migration Governance 4. Joining the Conversation about Migration 5. The Power of Place 6. When Talk is Cheaper for Some 7. Underlying Narratives Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTendayi Bloom is Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is author of Noncitizenism: Recognising Noncitizen Capabilities in a World of Citizens (2018).Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Noncitizenism is the New ‘-ism’ 2. ‘Migrant’ is a Slippery Term 3. Finding New Ways to Talk about Migration Governance 4. Joining the Conversation about Migration 5. The Power of Place 6. When Talk is Cheaper for Some 7. Underlying Narratives Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAfaf Jabiri is Senior Lecturer of Development Studies at the University of East London, UK. She has previously held teaching positions at the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS, UK and the Gender Institute, LSE, UK. She is the author of Gendered Politics and Law in Jordan: Guardianship over Women (2016) and Palestinian refugee Women from Syria to Jordan: Decolonising the Geopolitics of Displacement (2023).

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Book SynopsisBartolo tells us about rescuing everyone he can, burying those he cannot, and saving their stories as if they were his own. This is a personal, urgent and universal book GLORIA STEINEMAn urgent, wrenching dispatch from the frontline of the defining crisis of our times . . . Bartolo is at once the saviour and the coroner to boatload after boatload of migrants who risk everything to cross the deadly seas. It is also a damning indictment of the broader, collective indifference of humankind to both the drowned and the saved PHILIP GOUREVITCHDr Pietro Bartolo has seen more suffering and death in his career than any one man should have to witness Amnesty InternationalThrough Bartolo we understand that it is impossible to do nothing in the face of such great human need Vanity FairIt is common to think of the refugee crisis as a recent phenomenon, but Dr Pietro Bartolo, who runs the clinic on the Italian island of Lampedusa,Trade ReviewAn urgent, wrenching dispatch from the frontline of the defining crisis of our times . . . Bartolo is at once the saviour and the coroner to boatload after boatload of migrants who risk everything to cross the deadly seas. It is also a damning indictment of the broader, collective indifference of humankind to both the drowned and the saved. * Philip Gourevitch *Through Bartolo we understand that it is impossible to do nothing in the face of such great human need * Vanity Fair *Bartolo tells us about rescuing everyone he can, burying those he cannot, and saving their stories as if they were his own. This is a personal, urgent and universal book * Gloria Steinem *Dr Pietro Bartolo's account of his years administering to this wretched, threadbare flotilla is a haunting and urgent testimony. He is an impassioned and compelling narrator * Toby Jones *

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Book SynopsisDiscover the origins and consequences of human movement over time, from the 16th-century Age of Discovery to 21st-century immigration politics.This book examines the complex forces behind international migration and the enormous impact it is having on our globalized world. Chapters cover both the challenges and opportunities associated with migration in a broad selection of countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania. Readers will find in-depth analysis of such recent events as the Ukrainian refugee crisis, violence against immigrants in South Africa, support for right-wing political parties in Germany, Australia''s use of offshore detention centers, and the Trump administration''s efforts to curb immigration. Readers will also uncover the historical antecedents to the modern landscape of human migration, including the push for colonization and the exploitation and horrors of the slave trade. The book also investigates the profound impact thatTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Living on a Broken Planet 2. Origins and Causes of Human Migration 3. Migration’s Global Impact 4. Responses to Global Migration 5. Future Implications of Global Migration Recommended Readings Index

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Book SynopsisForced migration is both as ancient as human life on earth and a relatively new subject of interest for human rights scholars. This volume continues the discussion from Migrants and Rights to focus attention on refugees, victims of trafficking and others who cross borders seeking protection from anthropogenic or natural disasters. The opening essays provide historical and conceptual overviews of rights to freedom of movement and asylum; and links between human rights and refugee law. Articles on the principle of non-refoulement in international law explore the occasional disjuncture between the individual's right to protection and the State's rights to protect its national interests. The refugee's rights to due process and the substance of entitlements at law are explored in essays that range across administrative processes; social and cultural rights, including family reunion; detention; and the right of return. There follow four essays that address sexual orientation and refugee righTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I The Challenge of Forced Migrants: Shifting the Discourse from Obligation to Rights: An intellectual history of freedom of movement in international law: the right to leave as a personal liberty, Jane McAdam; The concept of asylum in international law, Rebecca M.M. Wallace and Fraser A.W. Janeczko; Reconceiving refugee law as human rights protection, James C. Hathaway. Part II Non-Refoulement and the Limits of Protection Rights: Non-refoulement, temporary refuge, and the ‘new’ asylum seekers, Guy S. Goodwin-Gill; Expulsion to face torture? Non-refoulement in international law, Aoife Duffy; Non-refoulement on the basis of socio-economic deprivation: the scope of complementary protection in international human rights law, Michelle Foster. Part III The Rights of Refugees: Process and Substance: An asylum seeker’s bill of rights in a non-utopian world, Stephen H. Legomsky; Human rights, refugees, and the right ‘to enjoy’ asylum, Alice Edwards; Dark justice: Australia’s indefinite detention of refugees on security grounds under international human rights law, Ben Saul; Stateless refugees and the right to return: the Bihari refugees of South Asia - part 2, Sumit Sen. Part IV Broadening Protection Rights: Sexual orientation and refugee status determination over the past 20 years: unsteady progress through standard sequences?, Jenni Millbank; Where disability and displacement intersect: asylum seekers and refugees with disabilities, Mary Crock, Christine Ernst and Ron McCallum; Swimming against the tide: why a climate change displacement treaty is not the answer, Jane McAdam; At the border of rights: migration, sex work, and trafficking, Audrey Macklin. Part V Regional Perspectives on Refugee Rights: Past reflections, future insights: African asylum law and policy in historical perspective, Edwin Odhiambo Abuya; Outside the bounds of citizenship: the status of aliens, illegal migrants and refugees in India, B.S. Chimni; Refugee law and protection in Brazil: a model in South America?, Liliana Lyra Jubilut; Australian funded care and maintenance of asylum seekers in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea: all care but no responsibility?, Savitri Taylor. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a multi-faceted way of assessing the British approach to refuge on local, state and regional levels, by intertwining the theories of hospitality and labelling before applying them to the study of refugees.

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Book SynopsisThis ambitious and aspirational book proposes a solution to the pressing global refugee crisis.

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Book SynopsisOne of the first unaccompanied refugee children to enter the United States in 2000, after South Sudan's second civil war took the lives of most of her family, Rebecca's story begins in the late 1980s when, at the age of four, her village was attacked and she had to escape. WHAT THEY MEANT FOR EVIL is the account of that unimaginable journey. With the candor and purity of a child, Rebecca recalls how she endured fleeing from gunfire, suffering through hunger and strength-sapping illnesses, dodging life-threatening predators-lions, snakes, crocodiles, and soldiers alike-that dogged her footsteps, and grappling with a war that stole her childhood. Her story is a lyrical, captivating portrait of a child hurled into wartime, and how through divine intervention, she came to America and found a new life full of joy, hope, and redemption.

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Book SynopsisRefugee and migration crises are among the most heartrending and troubling humanitarian issues of this century. These crises are particularly evident in the case of Syria, where, since 2011, civil war and terrorism have led millions of people to seek refugee status in neighboring countries. . Since 2011, Turkey has pursued an open-door policy accompanied by a national temporary protection regime to protect over 3.6 million Syrians fleeing the civil war. Government institutions (the public service) in Turkey have the significant responsibility of providing essential services, including education and health; moreover, together with government agencies, NGOs are working hard to meet the needs of these people and for improving the quality of services provided. Against this backdrop, the aim of the study was to examine, analyze and understand the positive and negative ramifications of Syrian refugee presence on public services, specifically within the context of education and healthcare, and the role of NGOs while providing these kinds of services.Trade ReviewEmrah Atar’s academic career has been dedicated to development issues affecting immigrants from developing countries. Leveraging his enormous academic intellect and practical experience, his ideas and passion for these issues shine through every chapter of the book. -- Aminu Mamman, University of ManchesterMillions of people have been forced to flee their homes today on a myriad of occasions. The Syrian refugee crisis is the greatest humanitarian tragedy of our times. Since 2011, around seven million Syrians have fled the country, and Turkey hosts around four million placing Turkey in a difficult condition. This book offers an excellent account of how Turkey, with the help of I/NGOs and civil society organizations, handles the crisis. -- AKM Ahsan Ullah, University of Brunei DarussalamTable of ContentsList of Figures List of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1: A Conceptual Understanding of Public SectorChapter 2: Examination of Syrian Refugee Childrens’ Education in TurkeyChapter 3: Examination of the Status of Syrian Refugees’ Access to Healthcare ServicesChapter 4: Examination of the Role of NGOs, INGOs, and Civil Society Organizations in the Refugee CrisisConclusionReferencesAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisThe need to support refugees has never been more urgent, but how can everyone working with them provide consistently effective care? Written for a range of professionals including therapists, teachers, social workers, housing support workers and healthcare professionals, this essential guide offers a holistic, person-centred framework to ensure that all those working with refugees to provide them with excellent support.Informed by the authors' direct work with refugees, the book starts with a comprehensive introduction to understanding the underlying issues that lead to the complex needs of an asylum seeking client group. Using an easy-to-follow 'what?', 'why?' and 'how?' structure, within the four key phases of refugee experience. It also shows professionals how to sensitively address trauma, loss and separation with clients who are adjusting to a foreign culture and language using three core principles (therapeutic relationship, bearing witness and psycho-education).Informed and accessible, this guide will help you create a safe, welcoming environment for asylum seekers in all stages of their journey to improve their psychosocial wellbeing and mental health.Trade ReviewThis is a sensitive and compassionately written handbook that places the refugee and asylum seekers' experience in a very real and human context. It offers insight to help those working with them to avoid falling into the dynamic of victim and expert helper, whilst never ignoring the multiple challenges the client is likely to experience. -- Natasha Moskovici, therapeutic caseworker, Refugee CouncilThis handbook will be of particular interest to medical professionals in general practice, as their experience can hinder or facilitate a refugee's interaction with healthcare. The important insight this book provides not only improves the patient's outcome and experience, but also the efficiency of the healthcare system. -- Dr Florence Mukuna MBCHB, GP trainee East LondonThis guide provides a comprehensive framework for healthcare professionals who work with asylum seekers and refugees... I found this book to be informative and sensitive. It is not only aimed at therapists, but at all professionals who may benefit from including a therapeutic dimension in their work with refugees and asylum seekers, including social workers and lawyers. -- Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgement. Foreword. Preface: How to work with this book effectively. Introduction. Refugee Background. PART ONE: Understanding the Refugee Experience. 1. The Refugee Experience. 2. Loss and Separation. 3. Host Country Aculturalisation. 4. The complex and multiple level of needs. 5. Self-Identity and Human Resilience. 6. Refugee Trauma and Mental Health. PART TWO: Three Core Principals. 7. The Therapeutic Relationship. 8. Bearing Witness. 9. Psycho-education. PART THREE. 10. Building on Strengths and Resilience through community engagement. 11. Reflective Practice and Self care. PART FOUR: Self Reflective practice and Self care. 12. Working with interpreters. 13. Working with separated asylum seeking children. 14. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, conceptions of 'ministry' and artistic response. The contributors comprise writers, poets and artists from the three largest Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and beyond. They show how issues of migration are addressed through a variety of different media such as theological debate and shared community action, poetry and art.As issues of migration are an important factor in so many political and social debates, faith communities are looking for guidance on how to deepen their theological understanding of migration. This book helps them to reflect on their own practices and experiences, learn from their own traditions and engage in dialogue with diverse communities.*All royalties from book sales will be donated to The Helen Bamber Foundation - a UK-based charity that supports people who have survived extreme physical, sexual and psychological violence.*Trade ReviewThe great paradox of migration through the ages is that in the journeying out, we find, or are at least searching for, home. Mapping Faith does justice to this storied paradox, so formative for Jews, Christians and Muslims, by weaving together narrative, theology, scriptural reflection, poetry and art. The result is a compelling and very human celebration of traditioned faith in a world on the move. -- Revd Dr Richard Sudworth, Secretary for Inter Religious Affairs to the Archbishop of CanterburyReading Mapping Faith affords any reader with so many truly accessible and engaging perspectives on migration in the Abrahamic religions. From dialogue partners to poets to theologians to artists, this collection has something to fascinate everyone. Mosques, synagogues, and churches, not to mention seminaries, all need this on their library shelves! -- Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal, Leo Baeck College (London)This is a fantastic, unique coming together of writings by people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. It is thought-provoking, challenging and moving. It is personal as well as community focused and will serve as a crucial resource to encourage us all to critically think more about time, place, people, identity, home, faith and what those things mean for us all. -- Julie Siddiqi, Founder - Thrive TogetherTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction by Lia Shimada; Part 1: Faith Encounters; 1. 35 Chapel Walk: Art, community, encounter by Faiza Omar and Ric Stott; 2. Radical Jewish Welcome: A reflection on shelter, Sukkot and Calais by Oliver Joseph; 3. 'God Squad': Multi-faith chaplaincy in Canary Wharf by Ibrahim Mogra; 4. Interfaith, Interchurch, InterTidal: A Jew(ish) tribute to resilience by Katy Radford; 5. Beauty for Ashes and the Oil of Gladness: God in exile, asylum seekers and the journey to hope by Julie Khovacs and Ivan Khovacs; 6. My 'Migration to Migration' in Orthodox Judaism by David Mason; 7. Christian-Muslim Dialogue: An encounter with a Christian minister by Hassan Rabbani; 8. Mapping Theology by Katherine Baxter; Image: Abraham's Journeys by Katherine Baxter; Image: Holy Lands by Katherine Baxter; 9. Poetry by Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé; 10. Poetry by Yvonne Green; Part 2: Sacred Text; 11. Scriptural Reasoning by Rachel Godfrey; 12. Translation and Re-centering Aisha in the Hadith Canon by Sofia Rehman; 13. Difference without Domination: Listening for religious attunement in times of polarization by Michael Nausner; 14. Wandering Jews: Mobilizing exile to create communities and change by Robyn Ashworth-Steen; 15. Welcoming Refugees: The Canaanite woman and breaking down borders by Sheila Curran; 16. Prophetic Narratives of Migration and Resilience by Sayed Razawi; 17. What is a refuge for migrant women? Testimony, witness-bearing and 'The Rape of Tamar' by Alison Phipps; 18. Taking the Talmud for a Walk by Jacqueline Nicholls; Image: Shabbat 33 and 34 by Jacqueline Nicholls; Image: Disrupting the text by Jacqueline Nicholls; 19. The Language of Shame by Aviva Dautch; Poetry by Aviva Dautch; 20. Poetry by Pádraig Ó Tuama; Part 3: Diaspora; 21. Keeping Faith in the Diaspora: The story of Tumelo's three congregations by Harvey Kwiyani; 22. 'Muhajir': A personal journey of art, faith and museum objects by Hajra Williams; 23. The Montefiore Letters: Migrations of Jews to the Holy Land in the early 19th century by Sally Style; 24. Far from Home: Faith, fellowship and Filipino community by Filipino Community in Harmony, Action, Mobilization and Prayer; 25. Somali and New Scot: Faith, migration and community by Mohamed Omar; 26. Home is Exile and Exile is Home by Jennifer Langer; 27. Four Images by Issam Kourbaj; Image: Strike by Issam Kourbaj; Image: Dark Water, Burning World by Issam Kourbaj; Image: Lost by Issam Kourbaj; Image: Another Day Lost by Issam Kourbaj; 'Lesbos 2016' by Ruth Padel; 28. The Thread of Faith: Academic research, faith and community by Nazneen Ahmed; Poetry by Nazneen Ahmed; 29. Poetry by Amir Darwish; Continuing the conversation; Contributor bios

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Book SynopsisHara Hotel chronicles everyday life in a makeshift refugee camp on the forecourt of a petrol station in northern Greece. In the first two months of 2016, more than 100,000 refugees arrived in Greece. Half of them were fleeing war-torn Syria, seeking a safe haven in Europe. As the numbers seeking refuge soared, many were stranded in temporary camps, staffed by volunteers. Hara Hotel tells some of their stories.Teresa Thornhill arrived in Greece in April 2016 as a volunteer. She met one refugee, a young Syrian Kurd called Juwan, who left his home and family in November 2011 to avoid being summoned for military service by the Assad regime. Interweaving memoir with Juwan's story, and with the recent history of the failed revolution in Syria, and the horror of the ensuing civil war, Hara Hotel paints a vivid picture of the lives of the people trapped between civil war and Europe's borders.Trade ReviewThe intimate, deeply felt account of a volunteer who worked with Syrians during the years they were stranded in Greece, which, unlike so many stories of the refugee crisis, does not shy away from speaking about the forces that tore those refugees from their homes. -- Molly CrabappleHara Hotel is a vivid first-hand account of Europe's failure to protect the refugees at its borders, and a tale of solidarity that points to how things could be different in future. -- Daniel Trilling, author of Bloody Nasty PeopleHara Hotel is an eminently readable first-hand account of a British volunteer who travelled to support Syrian refugees in Greece and then Austria in 2016-17. The author's humanity jumps out on every page. She tells both the very human stories of individual refugees, and through them, the story of the disintegration of Syria that has led them to flee. Strongly recommended! -- Professor Richard Black, Pro-Director (Research & Enterprise), SOASThornhill overlays the wrenching refugee sagas with her personal quest to understand why Syria began its alarming unraveling in 2011. What she learned ... will certainly enlighten casual followers of that nation's bloodshed. A brave, affecting book about a continuing humanitarian crisis. * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisThis book is about Somali mothers and daughters who came to Britain in the 1990s to escape civil war. Many had never left Somalia before, followed nomadic traditions, did not speak English, were bereaved and were suffering from PTSD. Their stories begin with war and genocide in the north, followed by harrowing journeys via refugee camps, then their arrival and survival in London. Joanna Lewis exposes how they rapidly recovered, mobilising their networks, social capital and professional skills. Crucial to the recovery of the now breakaway state of (former British) Somaliland, these women bore a huge burden, but inspired the next generation, with many today caught between London and a humanitarian impulse to return home. Lewis reveals three histories. Firstly, the women's personal history, helping us to understand resilience as an individual, lived historical process that is both positive and negative, and both inter- and intra-generational.Secondly, a collective history of refugees as rebuilders, offering insight into the dynamism of the Somali diaspora. Finally, the forgotten history and hidden legacies of Britain's colonial past, which have played a key role in shaping this dramatic, sometimes upsetting, but always inspiring story: the power of women to heal the scars of war.Trade Review'A hugely compassionate book written with humanity.' -- Mary Harper, BBC Africa Editor, and author of 'Everything You Have Told Me Is True''The "go to" text for those wanting to understand the incredible strength of Somali women in the diaspora. Beautifully written, cleverly innovative, and powerfully reflective, this compelling and rich oral history allows the women to speak for themselves.' -- Kate Law, historian of African women and the former British Empire, and Research Fellow, Nottingham University'A richly researched book and a lucid account of the remarkable resilience of Somalis in the UK. Lewis provides much needed historical understanding of Somali presence in post-imperial Britain, elegantly linking the story to Britain’s colonial past.' -- Aparajita Mukhopadhyay, Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Imperial History, University of Kent'In this wonderful book, we hear the voices of Somali women like never before, and learn a deep respect for their resilience, which leads from the harsh life of pastoralism to the refugee camp, and the world of exile.' -- Christopher Clapham, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge, and author of 'The Horn of Africa''This powerful and moving book offers an intimate account of the strength and resilience of Somali women. Rich in its oral history, it is also a timely reminder of the deep historical connections between modern Britain and Somaliland.' -- Hannah Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in African History, Brunel University London'The Somali diaspora is one of Africa's largest but is often subject to a lot of misapprehension. With Women of the Somali Diaspora, Joanna Lewis animates the lives of women that we learn to admire for their resilience, their clarity, and their unconquerable spirits.' -- Ato Quayson, Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, Stanford University, and co-editor of 'A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism'

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Book SynopsisBlackwell looks at the role of political conflict in creating refugees and introduces us to the vital importance of politics in the therapeutic context. In his discussion of forced migration and cultural transitions, he describes some of the essentials of working cross-culturally, and attunes the therapist to the influence of their own political and cultural context. This is a concise book with many complex issues introduced succinctly and outlined clearly. It ends with chapters on working with interpreters, advocacy and welfare issues, supervision, and a comprehensive list of references and resources.'- Bereavement Care'It is most welcome to come across this easy-to-read book directed at those with responsibility for counselling or offering psychotherapy to recently arrived immigrants. Although primarily aimed at therapists, as a very broad introduction to working with refugees, it contains material relevant to social workers and health care professionals. This text does succeed in setting out a broad. introduction to the major themes of therapeutic work with refugees.'- British Journal of Social Work'This excellent book has been written by a psychotherapist and supervisor with many years' experience at the medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, and he explains clearly and concisely the issues experienced by refugees, as well as the different areas of concern for counsellors and psychotherapists working with them. I can wholeheartedly recommend this useful, easy to read, concise and intelligently written book for anyone interested in this area of work.'- Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal'It is rare to me to read a book in one sitting. But this slim volume more than inspires the concentration and deserves the investment. Do not be put off if you are working directly with refugees. Without doubt, the book fulfils its description as an essential tool to help counselors and psychotherapists engage with the experiences of persecution, violence and exile often faced by refugees. But the book also doubles as a concise and accessible framework for describing the role of psychotherapy in the modern world where `identity' is so problematic that an understanding of the political and cultural context is central to the task. Dick Blackwell has based the book on the work undertaken at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture and Organized Violence where he has worked for over 16 years. His experience shines through the straightforward accessible prose with numerous nuggets of wisdom and common sense all delivered in a direct style that manages to avoid the dangers of a polemic. But what makes the book such a gem is his belief, and presumably his experience, that even in the face of appalling atrocity, a willingness to connect, to respect and to learn can build the interpersonal structure where healing can take place.' - Therapeutic Community Journal'The different experiences of refugees and therapists are documented in separate sections, which make it easy to read. I also like the fact that the author addresses the important and often overlooked challenges of working with interpreters and the dilemma for therapists of becoming advocates. These ongoing challenges are clearly outlined and discussed in a straightforward manner, with useful insights given from the author's own experience. The book is written in a factual and easy-to-follow manner and is accessible enough to be used as a tool in the therapy process as it could be given to a client to enable them to understand the experience of psychotherapy. I found this book to be extremely useful, well laid out and a good basic manual to have on hand when trying to understand the experiences of refugees. I would highly recommend this book as a reference for those working with refugees and as a basic information pack for those who are training or preparing to begin psychotherapy work with refugees.' - Community CareThis concise book is an essential tool to help counsellors and psychotherapists understand and engage with the experiences of persecution, violence and exile often faced by refugees. Dick Blackwell's unique framework is based on work carried out at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. It offers a flexible approach to the special circumstances of displaced and traumatized clients from different cultural and political backgrounds. The author considers four levels of experience - political, cultural, interpersonal and intrapsychic - and explores each of these in relation to both the client and therapist. He also includes practical information on advocacy, supervision and working with interpreters.Trade ReviewCounselling and Psychotherapy with Refugees is clear, well-conceived, and does not overwhelm therapists trying to find their way in this complex field. Dick Blackwell, a psycho-dynamic psychoterapist and supervisor, has a wealth of experience gained through working with the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture and Organised Violence. His book provides therapists across modalities with an accessible framework as it concisely raises issues for us to reflect on while adapting our own way of working with such clients. -- Transactional Analysis JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Part I - Setting the Scene: Openings and Engagements. 1 Who and what this book is for. 2 Counselling, psychotherapy and the refugee experience. 3. Assessment, suitability and adaptation. Part II - The Refugee's Experience. 4 Political level. 5. Cultural level. 6. Interpersonal level. 7. Intrapsychic level. Part III ­- The Therapist's Experience. 8. Political level. 9. Cultural level. 10. Interpersonal level. 11. Intrapsychic level. Part IV - Essential Additions: Completing the Picture. 12. Working with interpreters. 13. Advocacy - protection, asylum and welfare rights. 14. Supervision. 15. Summary. Appendix A: Further Reading. Appendix B: Resources. Index.

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Book SynopsisFor the last twenty years, Dr Hawa Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their family farm not far from Mogadishu which has grown to shelter 90,000 displaced Somalis: men, women, and children in urgent need of medical attention. As Islamist militia groups have been battling for control of the country creating one of the most dire human rights crises in the world, Dr. Abdi's camp is a beacon of hope for the Somalis, most of whom have no proper access to health care. She was recently held hostage by a militant groups who threatened her life and told her that because she's a woman she has no right to run the camp. She refused to leave.This is not just the story of a woman doctor in a war torn Islamic country risking her life daily to minister to thousands of desperate people, it's also an inspiring story of a divorced woman and her two daughters, bound together on a mission to rehabilitate a country.Trade ReviewA remarkable story of tenacity in dire circumstances. - The Bookseller

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