City of Thorns

Ben Rawlence talked about his book, City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp, about life in Dadaab Refugee Camp in nor… read more

Ben Rawlence talked about his book, City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp, about life in Dadaab Refugee Camp in northern Kenya. The camp, the largest in the world, houses 350,000 refugees from Somalia. The Kenyan government, which views the camp as a hotbed for terrorist recruitment, wants to close it, but has so far succumbed to pressure from the U.S. State Department and the international community to keep it open. close

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City of Thorns

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Program ID:
402844-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 06, 2016 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Mar 30, 2016 | 3:19am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Feb 06, 2016 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 07, 2016 | 7:15pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 15, 2016 | 3:58am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 06, 2016 | 6:33pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 29, 2016 | 10:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 30, 2016 | 3:19am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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