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We Are Not Refugees

True Stories of the Displaced

True Stories of the Displaced

By Agus Morales
Translated by Charlotte Whittle

By Agus Morales
Translated by Charlotte Whittle

By Agus Morales
Translated by Charlotte Whittle

By Agus Morales
Translated by Charlotte Whittle

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    About We Are Not Refugees

    Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home—more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum.

    “With the keen eye and sharp pen of a reporter, Agus takes us around the world to meet mothers, fathers, [and] children displaced from their homes. Now, more than ever, this is a book that needed to be written and needs to be read.”
    —Ali Noraani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration


    “Morales notes [that] those who live on the margins are not even refugees, often seeking survival without the UNHCR, internally displaced people whose stories we need to hear, whose lives we need to remember. . . a must read.”   —Dr. Westy Egmont, Professor, Director of the Immigrant Integration Lab, Boston College School of Social Work

    For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world’s most brutal conflicts and spoken to the victims of violence and displacement. To Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. To Central America, the Congo, and the refugee camps of Jordan. To the Tibetan Parliament in exile in northern India.

    We are living in a time of massive global change, when negative images of refugees undermine the truth of their humiliation and suffering. By bringing us stories that reveal the individual pain and the global scope of the crisis, Morales reminds us of the truth and appeals to our conscience.

    About We Are Not Refugees

    Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home—more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum.

    “With the keen eye and sharp pen of a reporter, Agus takes us around the world to meet mothers, fathers, [and] children displaced from their homes. Now, more than ever, this is a book that needed to be written and needs to be read.”
    —Ali Noraani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration


    “Morales notes [that] those who live on the margins are not even refugees, often seeking survival without the UNHCR, internally displaced people whose stories we need to hear, whose lives we need to remember. . . a must read.”   —Dr. Westy Egmont, Professor, Director of the Immigrant Integration Lab, Boston College School of Social Work

    For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world’s most brutal conflicts and spoken to the victims of violence and displacement. To Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. To Central America, the Congo, and the refugee camps of Jordan. To the Tibetan Parliament in exile in northern India.

    We are living in a time of massive global change, when negative images of refugees undermine the truth of their humiliation and suffering. By bringing us stories that reveal the individual pain and the global scope of the crisis, Morales reminds us of the truth and appeals to our conscience.

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    Category: Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $17.99
    Published by Imagine
    Mar 05, 2019 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9781623545321

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Imagine
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    Author Essay

    “With the keen eye and sharp pen of a reporter, Agus takes us around the world to meet mothers, fathers, [and] children displaced from their homes. Now, more than ever, this is a book that needed to be written and needs to be read.”
    —Ali Noraani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration



    “Morales notes [that] those who live on the margins are not even refugees, often seeking survival without the UNHCR, internally displaced people whose stories we need to hear, whose lives we need to remember. . . a must read.”  
    —Dr. Westy Egmont, Professor, Director of the Immigrant Integration Lab, Boston College School of Social Work

    Table Of Contents

    Before We Begin . . . . . . . . . . . ix
    “We Are Not Refugees” . . . . . . . 1

    Part I
    Origins: Why Are They Fleeing? . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
    Bin Laden, Refugee, Afghanistan and Pakistan . . . . . 15
    A Doctor Is More Dangerous Than a Fighter, Syria . .  28
    Plastic Bottles, South Sudan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48

    Part II
    Flights: Who Are They? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
    In the Shade of a Turkish Lemon Tree,
       Salwa and Bushra, from Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
    Because of an Iranian Accountant,
       Nesime, from Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
    The Forgotten lake Kivu, Birihoya, Julienne, and
       David, from the Deomcratic Republic of Congo . . 88

    Part III
    The Camps: Where Do They Live? . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
    The City of Refugees, Zaatari (Jordan) . . . . . . . . . 105
    Open-Air Prisons, Malakal (South Sudan) . . . . . . . . 114
    The Spirit o fhte Migrant Shelters, Ixtepec (Mexico). 125

    Part IV
    Routes: How Do They Travel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
    Waiting for the Beast, Central America—
        The United States
    The Route of Shame, Turkey—Greece—The Balkans. 164
    Libyan Waves, Mediterranean Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

    Part V
    Destinations: When Do They Arrive? . . . . . . . . . . 201
    A Ticket to Limbo in Refugee Class,
         Central African Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
    The Refugee Parliament, Tibetans in Exile . . . . . . . . 233
    The Last Border, Syrians in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .  251

    Acknowlegements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

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