Unprotected: Palestinians in Egypt Since 1948

co-published with the international development research center (idrc), ottawa, ontario, canada. the small and scattered palestinian community in egypt was formed mainly from the refugee waves coming into the country following the 1948 and 1967 arab-israeli wars. unlike palestinian refugees in the other areas bordering palestine, they do not live in refugee camps and are not served by any international agency. since the late 1970s when there was a change in egyptian government policy, they have extremely limited rights and a precarious legal status. the great majority of the palestinians in egypt is therefore “unprotected.” based on face-to-face interviews with scores of palestinian families in both rural and urban areas of egypt, this book...