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“SOLITARY, POOR, NASTY, BRUTISH, AND SHORT” Donate here to help Sultan: https://gofund.me/7142b7f7   What is HOME to you, dear reader? Is it where you were born? Is it where you live now?  Do you own the place in which you live? If you’re a renter, are you protected against unwarranted eviction?  Do you have a right to keep your property inside the four walls you occupy? Can you receive mail there? Are you pretty sure you’ll be able to live there tomorrow? Can you place your name above the door?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you do not live in a refugee camp. The main issue for refugees such as my friend Sultan in his camp is the insecurity of their “homes.” The roof leaks, the toilet is a hole in the ground outside, and there are no real doors. But worst of all, at any moment now, the camp itself may be closed and razed… In 2021, the Kenyan government announced its intentions to close the Kakuma refugee camp permanently. “UNHCR has been inform...

“Scorpions! That's one reason  I want to get out of here!” -Sultan, an LGBT refugee from Yemen   Donate here to help Sultan: https://gofund.me/7142b7f7     Take a moment and look up at your ceiling. Do it right now. What do you see? Chances are, not much. But in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, you can probably see the sky peeking through small holes the roof over your head.  If you are lucky, that's all you see. Yes, a hole in the roof can let in the rain, but it's better than what you might find staring back at you from the ceiling on other occasions: a scorpion! “Scorpions, poisonous insects and other reptiles spread throughout the camp and enter the homes and rooms where we live and sleep. It's hard to sleep.”   Known as the Kenyan Deathstalker, this little fellow is not a good roommate.  But, as Sultan has shown me, the Kenyan Deathstalker seems to do what its name implies, it stalks you.  Symptoms of their sting include muscle twitching, sw...