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  • About
  • Interactive Map
    • Italy
      • Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Siena
      • ASCS (Agenzia Scalabriniana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo)
      • Associazione dei Tutori Volontari di Minori Stranieri Non Accompagnati
      • Associazione Migranti San Francesco
      • ATAS (Associazione Trentina Accoglienza Stranieri) Onlus
      • ATAS (Associazione Trentina Accoglienza Stranieri) Onlus
      • Casa di Betania
      • Centro Astalli
      • Centro Culture Contemporanee Corte dei Miracoli
      • CIAC (Centro Immigrazione Asilo Cooperazione internazionale)
      • CittadinanzaAttiva
      • Cometa
      • COSPE
      • Diaconia Valdese CSD
      • Fondazione Italia Accenture ETS
      • IL GIOCO DEGLI SPECCHI APS
      • MOSAICO Azioni per i rifugiati
      • Naga
      • Nuova Associazione Culturale Ulisse
      • PIAM (Progetto Integrazione Accoglienza Migranti) Onlus
      • Pratomigranti
      • Prima gli ultimi. Nessuno è straniero
      • Programma Integra
      • Refugees Welcome Italia
      • Tahomà
      • WeWorld
    • The Netherlands
      • A Beautiful Mess
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      • Buddy to Buddy Utrecht
      • Buurtmaaltijden- Happy Hap Pahud
      • Changing Stories
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      • DOCK- community center De Leeuw
      • DOCK- Welkomhuis
      • DOCK-Buurtcentrum Sterrenzicht
      • New Dutch Connections
      • NISBO (Dutch Association for Older Migrants)
      • Parenting across borders
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      • Plan Einstein- Haydn
      • Radio Einstein
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      • Stichting Eet Mee - Come & Eat
      • Stichting van Hagar tot Ruth
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      • STUT Theatre
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      • Utrecht University - Incluusion
      • Villa Vrede
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      • VoorleesExpress
      • Welkom in Utrecht
      • WelnU
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      • ADRA - Community Center in Borča
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      • Asylum Protection Center APC / CZA - Headquarters
      • Asylum Protection Center APC / CZA - Office
      • Asylum Protection Center APC / CZA Office
      • ATINA
      • BCHR - Belgrade Center for Human Rights
      • CARITAS
      • Center for Youth Integration - CYI
      • Commissariat for Refugees and Migration of the Republic of Serbia
      • CRPC - Crisis Response and Policy Center
      • Group 484
      • HCIT - Humanitarian Centre for Integration and Tolerance
      • HELP – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe
      • IAN - International Aid Network
      • IDC - Initiative for Development and Cooperation
      • IDEAS - Centre for Research and Development of Society
      • INDIGO - Group for Children and Youth
      • IOM - International Organization for Migration, Serbia
      • Philanthropy - The Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church
      • PIN - Psychosocial Innovation Network 
      • PROTECTA - Center for Civil Society Development
      • RAS - Refugee Aid Serbia
      • Red Cross - Serbia
      • Refugee Aid Miksalište
      • Sigma Plus
  • Numbers & Figures
    • Italy
      • Siena – Foreign citizens by nationality (2024)
      • Siena – Migration reasons and type of permit (2023)
      • Siena – Gender distribution by nationality (2024)
      • Siena – Permanent vs. temporary residents (2023)
    • The Netherlands
      • Utrecht – Foreign citizens by nationality (2024)
      • Utrecht – Migration reasons and type of permit (2023)
      • Utrecht – Refugees and housing statistics (2024)
      • Utrecht – Breakdown of Utrecht residents by migration background (2024)
    • Serbia
      • Contextual note
      • Serbia – Foreign citizens by nationality (2024)
      • Serbia – Migration reasons and type of permit (2024)
      • Serbia – Gender distribution of migrants (2024)
  • People & Stories
    • Mahdieh Samsami
    • Miško Stanišić
    • Simmi (a pseudonym)
  • Art & Literature
    • Books and Poetry
      • Kader Abdolah – Het huis van de moskee (The house of the mosque)
      • Kazem Haideri – Poetry
      • Pap Khouma – Io venditore di elefanti (I was an elephant salesman)
      • Rodaan Al Galidi – Two blankets, three sheets
      • Salah Methnani – Immigrato
      • Stevan Tontić – Handschrift aus Sarajevo (Sarajevo Manuscript)
      • Žarko Radaković – Strah od emigracije (Fear of Emigration)
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Pap Khouma – Io venditore di elefanti (I was an elephant salesman)

Pap Khouma’s autobiographical novel I Was an Elephant Salesman is one of the firstexamples of literature by migrants in Italy. He tells the story of his days as a street vendorin Milan, a busy city where he faced racism and problems with the authorities. Khouma’sstory is full of sharp humour and self-awareness, which help him …

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