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Book of the Week: City of Thorns

David Seddon

Ben Rawlence

Jill Waters

Book of the Week: City of Thorns: Episode 4

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Episode 4

City of Thorns

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, City of Thorns, Episode 4

Monday, a young Catholic man from Sudan, falls for Muna, a Somali Muslim.

Ben Rawlence tells the stories of just a few of the forgotten thousands who make up the half a million stateless citizens of Dadaab - the world's largest refugee camp, in the desert of northern Kenya, close to the Somali border, where only thorn bushes grow.

The camp is a semi-permanent home (the inhabitants are not allowed to leave without permission) to people fleeing conflicts from all over Africa. And it's far from exclusive to people of one faith. So when Monday, a young Catholic man from Sudan. falls for the beautiful Muna - a Somali Muslim - tensions are bound to ensue.

The author, a Swahili speaker, and former researcher for Human Rights Watch in the horn of Africa made several long visits to the camps over the course of four years. His account bears vivid witness to the lives of those who live in fear, poverty and limbo.


Read by David Seddon
Abridged and produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

By Ben Rawlence. Stories that show what life is like in Dadaab refugee camp

Ben Rawlence tells the stories of some of the forgotten thousands who make up the half a million stateless citizens of Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp

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