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    Language, identity, modernity: the Arabic study circle of Durban

    Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007
    The Arabic Study Circle, established in the 1950s, has had an enduring impact on linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban. This book provides a micro-history of a middle-class community through a study of this ‘Indian’ Muslim association.
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    Can money transfers work for microfinance institutions?

    Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2007
    In this brief the author notes that money transfers is a rapidly growing area, creating business opportunities for microfinance institutions (MFIs). As a fee-based product, money transfers can generate revenues and bolster the bottom line. However, although the money transfers market offers attractive opportunities, the risks and challenges can be significant, and include:
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    Iraq's displacement crisis: the search for solutions

    Forced Migration Review, 2006
    This document presents a collection of articles on the humanitarian problem in Iraq. Amongst other issues, the articles focus particularly on refugees and population displacement. The editors argue that the humanitarian community has only belatedly begun to acknowledge the extent of the greatest conflict-induced displacement in the history of the Middle East.
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    Bridging divides: the role of ethnic community based organisations in refugee integration

    Migration Policy Institute, 2007
    How are organisations founded by refugees helping others who have escaped violence and persecution abroad to adjust to life in the United States? This study, released for World Refugee Day on June 20, paints an overall portrait of refugee resettlement in the United States by highlighting the size and composition of refugee arrivals.
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    Assimilation models, old and new: explaining a long-term process

    Migration Policy Institute, 2007
    What are the present levels of assimilation among today's immigrant groups? Examining this question requires considering the possibility that the process itself may be changing. This online article examines three major theories of immigrant and ethnic group integration.
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    Migration and poverty reduction in Tajikistan

    Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007
    This paper provides an overview of migration and poverty in Tajikistan. It explores the context of poverty and development and general migration trends before focusing on policies orientated towards migration management, and the broader impact of migration on poverty.
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    ASEAN and trafficking in persons: using data as a tool to combat trafficking in persons

    International Organization for Migration, 2007
    Recognising the lack of adequate data on trafficking, IOM launched a pilot research project to identify “best practice” in data collection on trafficking, and to prepare a situation report by government agencies in four ASEAN member countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand). This extensive report presents the findings of that research.
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    Unjust waters: climate change, flooding and the protection of poor urban communities: experiences from six African cities

    ActionAid International, 2007
    Six years ago, at the UN Millennium Summit, world leaders set a specific target for realising the right to adequate housing and ‘continuous improvement of living conditions’. However, in Africa climate change is already threatening that goal, causing massive rural-urban migration and bringing chronic flooding to the cities.
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    Sudan’s children at a crossroads: an urgent need for protection

    Watchlist/Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, 2007
    This report presents information on violations against children in Sudan in each of the major categories identified by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612 on Children and Armed Conflict.
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    Migration and poverty reduction in Kosovo

    Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007
    This paper provides an overview of migration and poverty in Kosovo and explores the context of poverty and development and general migration trends, before focusing on policies orientated towards migration management, and the broader impact of migration on poverty.

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