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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172233203321

Autore

El-Abed Oroub

Titolo

Unprotected : Palestinians in Egypt since 1948 / / Oroub El-Abed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Beirut, Lebanon ; ; Washington, DC, : Institute for Palestine Studies

Ottawa [Ont.], : International Development Research Centre, c2009

ISBN

1-281-97443-9

9786611974435

1-55250-443-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Disciplina

305.892/74062

Soggetti

Palestinian Arabs - Egypt

Palestinian Arabs - Civil rights - Egypt

Palestinian Arabs - Legal status, laws, etc - Egypt

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations and Terms Used in the Text; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Maps; Introduction; Chapter 1: Arriving in Egypt; Chapter 2: Politics, Policies, and Attitudes in the Host State; Chapter 3: Settling and Surviving in Egypt; Chapter 4: Residency and Employment; Chapter 5: Education, Health, and Financial Assets; Chapter 6: Egypt and the PLO: Politics and Privileges; Chapter 7: Palestinian Protection under International and Regional Conventions; Conclusion: Reflections on Identity and the Future; Appendix 1: Research Sources and Methodology; Appendix 2: Questionnaire

Appendix 3: The 1965 Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinian RefugeesAppendix 4: Note on the Applicability of Article 1D; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on personal interviews with Palestinian families, Oroub El-Abed examines the effects of displacement and the livelihood strategies that Palestinians have employed while living in Egypt. The author also analyzes the impact of fluctuating Egyptian government policies on the Palestinian way of life. With limited basic human rights and in the context of very poor living conditions for Egyptians in general, Palestinians in Egypt have had to employ an array of both tangible and



intangible assets to survive. By providing an account of how they marshalled these assets, this book aims to contribu