But showing me round the camp was a resolutely optimistic 25-year-old called Osman Abdi Bare, who arrived here with his mother in 1991 and has lived here ever since.

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Ross Perot has lived in Dallas for 50 years and made his fortune here.

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We stopped to buy milk at an old cottage and were invited in for freshly made yoghurt by a beautiful woman who has lived here for 35 years, birthing and raising 11 children.

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Despite differences elsewhere, the Jewish community here is close to Muslims, closer than to Hindus, and has traditionally lived in Muslim-dominated neighbourhoods like Byculla and Dongri, and shared business ties.

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"He lived here with his family in the last 25 years before it became a museum and he has donated his two collections, " said Sabanci.

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