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There are over 70 million displaced people in the world today.

The causes of this crisis are many, complex and often global in nature: neo-colonialism, climate change, war, and poverty. However, refugees across the world confront a surge of xenophobia. The alien ‘other’ is not only demonized but also turned into an existential threat. Indeed, in this age of global anxiety, where even citizens of developed nations suffer a lack of security in their finances and future, the mere ‘otherness of the other’ becomes yet another source of anxiety, much to the detriment of both populations.

At the …