The Collateral Repair Podcast aims to share the stories of refugees living in Jordan. Season 2 (2024), "The Waiting Station," examines Jordan's policy landscape. In a country hosting more than 600,000 refugees, few can work and even fewer have prospects of return or resettlement. Through interviews with community members and experts, we'll examine how refugees navigate this 'limbo.' Episodes every two weeks beginning January 10, 2024. Season 1 (2018-2019) featured monthly interviews with members of Jordan's refugee communities. Spotify / Google / Anghami
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episode 2: Season 2, Episode 2: Refuge, Home, and Memory in Hashemi Shamali
Season 2 (2024): Episode 2, “Refuge, Home, and Memory in Hashemi Shamali.” Our second episode of the season discusses CRP’s home neighborhood of Hashemi Shamali in East Amman, which has long been a refuge for people fleeing from other countries.
We speak to two members of the community who arrived from Syria, 40 years apart, about their lives in Hashemi, memories of their old country, and prospects for the future.
Background reading:
- Learn about Hashemi Shamali and the lives of urban refugees in Jordan, by Teresa Perosa.
- Understand the reality of Syrians in Jordan today, caught between the regime that persecuted them and the state that wants to send them back, from AP News
Catch our next episode, focused on Jordan’s minority refugee groups, on February 7, 2024!