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Book SynopsisA journey through five London boroughs, revealing the lives of asylum seekers today
Trade Review'Now, more than ever, it is vital to support women who have crossed borders. By listening to women from across the world who have made their homes in London, Cynthia Cockburn brings us stories that we need to hear in order to challenge divisions and build solidarity' -- Natasha Walter author of The New Feminism (Virago, 1998) and founder of Women for Refugee Women.
'Makes one want to hop on a red bus to explore each of the city's vibrant neighbourhoods - to immerse oneself in the local lives of politically engaged women in a way that enables one to grasp the lasting effects of wartime violence' -- Cynthia Enloe, author of Bananas, Beaches and Bases (University of California Press, 2014)
'A profoundly humanising and moving book that inspires and provides hope' -- Nadje Al-Ali, author of Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present (Zed Books, 2007)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
1. London: Magnet for Migrants
2. From South-East Turkey to North-East London: Kurds in Hackney
3. From the Horn of Africa to the Isle of Dogs: Somalis in Tower Hamlets
4. Home for Whom? Tamils in Hounslow and Home Office Detention
5. The Sudans' Divided People Come To Camden
6. Syrian War, Migration Crisis and 'Refugees Welcome' in Lambeth
Notes
Index
