Emigration, Immigration & Migration
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From  Zero People of No Man’s LandThe Indo-Bangladesh Fence From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the wall beween India and Bangladesh, exploring the history of partition and the history of this division and how it has increased divisions between countries, religions, … | Marcello Di Cintio | 27 | 2013 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Between the Camel and the Range RoverFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar describes his inner conflict as he observed the deepening conflict in Syria from the United Arab Emirates. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Louise Arbour in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour prior to the Munk Debate on the Global … | Louise Arbour; Rudyard Griffiths | 9 | 2016 | $1.08 Add |
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From  NEW! PartitusFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Discusses Partition, Singh’s relationship to and removal from those events as something that occurred before his time that his mother scarcely talked about. | Jaspreet Singh | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Capitalism, Migration and Development |
- | Henry Veltmeyer; Raúl Delgado Wise | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! HumFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Further explores Partition and the unease with which it was talked about. Singh recounts his grandfather’s stories, comparing them with his mother’s, plotting his lineage of storytellers. | Jaspreet Singh | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From River of MadnessFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. | Hassan Al Kontar | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From A Normal PersonFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, the author outlines how he became trapped in Malaysia after attempting to fly to Equador. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From Shun Thy NeighbourThe U.S.-Mexico Border From: Walls |
The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. | Marcello Di Cintio | 47 | 2013 | $4.70 Add |
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From NEW! SilencesFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Talks about the story told within an author’s silence. What is revealed by the stories omitted. Singh illustrates this through the story of his mother’s older sister—a story she … | Jaspreet Singh | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From @kontar81From: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes Al Kontar’s plight: no visa, no way home, and no way out of the airport in Kuala Lumpur. He turned to social media to share his story and seek help. | Hassan Al Kontar | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! Sunday MorningFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
A quattrain about trains in his mother’s dream. | Jaspreet Singh | 2 | 2021 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! SmokeFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Singh shares a folktale told to him by his mother before telling a story from when he first moved to Canada. | Jaspreet Singh | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From The Great Wall of MontrealThe L'Acadie Fence From: Walls |
This chapter is about the l’Acadie Fence, a little-known barrier that separates the communities of Parc-Extension and the Town of Mount Royal (TMR) in downtown Montreal, Quebec. Parc-X is a … | Marcello Di Cintio | 25 | 2013 | $2.50 Add |
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From What Is It with the Media!From: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar discusses the media’s reaction to his social media campaign, and how the Western and Arab media organizations differed in their coverage. | Hassan Al Kontar | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From HeroesFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter covers the author’s attempts to seek refuge in Canada. | Hassan Al Kontar | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
