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Dadaab is portrayed not as a temporary camp but as a sprawling, complex urban area with social institutions and economic activities.
1 chapter across 1 book
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp (2016)Ben Rawlence
Prologue
The prologue recounts the author's briefing to the US National Security Council about Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp, challenging prevailing stereotypes that label it a terrorist haven. It highlights the complex realities of life in the camp, the refugees' resilience, and the disconnect between policymakers' perceptions and the lived experiences of displaced Somalis. The chapter also critiques the global community's failure to adequately support refugees, trapping them in a liminal, precarious existence.