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Author El-Abed, Oroub

Title Unprotected : Palestinians in Egypt since 1948 / Oroub El-Abed
Published Beirut, Lebanon ; Washington, DC : Institute for Palestine Studies ; Ottawa [Ont.] : International Development Research Centre, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 253 pages) : maps
Contents Arriving in Egypt -- Politics, policies, and attitudes in the host state -- Settling and surviving in Egypt -- Residency and employment -- Education, health, and financial assets -- Egypt and the PLO: politics an privileges -- Palestinian protection under international and regional conventions -- Reflections on identity and the future
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index
Notes English
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Subject Palestinian Arabs -- Egypt
Palestinian Arabs -- Civil rights -- Egypt
Palestinian Arabs -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Egypt
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Palestinian Arabs
Palestinian Arabs -- Civil rights
Palestinian Arabs -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Egypt
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1552504433
9781552504437
1281974439
9781281974433
9786611974435
6611974431