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Jul 2019
9m 42s

Pakistanis in Jordan: Foreign Workers or...

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In this podcast we listen to the stories of Ibrahim who migrated to Jordan from Pakistan as a child with his family and settled in the country. Since then, he got married and had a family. His children consider Jordan their country but it isn't as simple as that unfortunately as everyone still treats them like foreigners.This episode is supported by the Hein ... Show More
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