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Pakistan’s ‘Invisible Refugees’ Burden Cities
- Posted on 06.18.09
It's heartening to find that people in Pakistan have opened their homes to refugees fleeing the conflict in Swat Valley, often complete strangers.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/world/asia/18refugee.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=world
Ms. Jan said her family navigated daily life by assigning numbers to family members, divvying up bathroom time, sleeping time, and the time for cooking, which takes place over two blue propane gas canisters in a courtyard. At night, 25 women and children sleep together in her room, covering the stone floor like a blanket. “Foot on mouth, hand in face,” are the words Ms. Jan uses to describe it. They have taken over three spare rooms in a building reserved for guests that belongs to a local businessman. They get free lunches at a nearby school, but the rice is full of pebbles. For dinner, they are on their own. On a recent night, Ms. Jan cooked turnips." - NYT
Related causes: Human Rights
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