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Description of  Cosmopolitan Refugees: Somali Migrant Women in Nairobi and Johannesburg (Forced Migration, 46)

1800738188 pdf Exploring the dynamics of identity formation processes in diasporic spaces, this book analyses how gender, cultural and religious practices are renegotiated in a situation of displacement. The author presents the comparative case study of Somali migrant women in Nairobi and Johannesburg: two cosmopolitan urban hubs in the global South. The book is based on and includes ethnographic observations in Nairobi and Johannesburg, first-person accounts of migration journeys across the African continent and womens reflections on what it means to be a Somali woman today.