The Refugee Camp: Our Desert Home

The Refugee Camp: Our Desert Home (2016)

EndedDocumentary show

Anita Rani, Javid Abdelmoneim and Ben Timberlake immerse themselves in the life of Zaatari, a unique desert city in Jordan. Zaatari is no ordinary city - it is a refugee camp and home to some 80,000 Syrians who have fled the bombs and bullets of Syria's civil war and what was once a temporary camp has now become a city the size of Bath. Originally just a few hundred tents, it now has 24,000 homes with a busy shopping street (known locally as the Champs-Elysees), hospitals and schools, and like every other city on earth, Zaatari has births, deaths, marriages and everything in between.

Network
Scheduleevery Thursday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Episode 2
Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

Anita Rani, A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim and hostile environment expert Ben Timberlake discover how Zaatari, a refugee camp in Jordan for Syrians fleeing the war, has grown from a handful of tents in the desert to a fully functioning city of 80,000 people. In this episode, Anita investigates how Zaatari is building a new infrastructure that will bring it in line with any other modern metropolis. Anita also meets some of the 11 babies that are born in this refugee camp every single week. With over half of Zaatari's population under the age of 18, Ben will spend time with the remarkable Syrians who are determined to inspire their next generation. Whilst Javid follows the families making heartbreaking decisions about whether to leave Zaatari to start a new life abroad.

Jul 28, 2016

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S01E02Episode 2Jul 28, 2016
S01E01Episode 1Jul 21, 2016
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Cast

Anita Rani

Anita Rani

plays herself
Javid Abdelmoneim

Javid Abdelmoneim

plays himself
Ben Timberlake

Ben Timberlake

plays himself
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Characters

Anita Rani

Anita Rani

Javid Abdelmoneim

Javid Abdelmoneim

Ben Timberlake

Ben Timberlake

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