“Little Kabul” – The Afghan Camp of Jaures, Paris
The Canal Saint Martin neighbourhood is nestled between the neighborhoods of Gare du Nord and Republic, in northeastern Paris. Along the banks of the canal, tent refugee camps have sprung up.
I hadn’t been there for a long time and the new landscape jumped before my eyes. Over the years, the word “disinterestedness” was frequently used to describe the official attitude in light of that issue , an issue that had been raised by NGOs long ago. Nothing seemed to have changed much.
It all started when Nicolas Sarkozy, who was then the minister of the interior, closed the refugee camp of Sangatte in 2002. From that time, the square of Villemin, next to Gare du Nord, became the headquarters of hundreds of refugees, mainly Afhgans. They stay there a few days to a few weeks, though some stay for months now. It is the ebb and flow of migrants who are trying to reach a final destination.
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