Asylum and Exile: The Hidden Voices of London
- ISBN-10
- 0857422103
- ISBN-13
- 9780857422101
- Category
- Political refugees
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Author
- Bidisha
Description
The result of several months outreach work with refugees and asylum seekers, "Asylum and Exile"""goes behind the headlines, stereotypes and scare stories.Bidishareveals the humanity, tragedy, humour and bravery of the individuals who ve left everything behind to seek sanctuary from violence.Her students were of all ages from 19 to their late 60s. All had fled war, violent persecution or civil unrest in countries as diverse asCameroon, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Malawi, Burundi, theCongoandSierra Leone. Some had been in theUKfor months, others for more than a decade. They were mathematicians and composers, criminologists, accountants and teachers. In England, with no money and no papers authorizing them to work, they laboured illegally as cleaners, factory workers, dishwashers, care assistants and other unstable, unseen, underpaid and gruelling roles.TheirLondonlife was one of trying to survive on five pounds a day, of interminable bus journeys across the capital, appointments with legal aid workers and reliance on near-strangers to get a foothold on life in the city with little or no support.Despite this, their unerring humour, vivacity, talent and will to survive were a testament to the blazing bravery of the human spirit. "
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