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CHILDREN OF CATASTROPHE: JOURNEY FROM A PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP TO AMERICA [BOOK REVIEW]

CHILDREN OF CATASTROPHE: JOURNEY FROM A PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP TO AMERICA [BOOK REVIEW]

Yousef Munayyer
Kanj, an engineer by training, takes the reader through a detailed, personal account of life in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Often with meticulous (sometimes overly so) detail, the author focuses on the elements of refugee life which are hard to fathom for those unfamiliar with the density and poor conditions associated with camp life.

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INTERVIEW WITH JAMAL KRAYEM KANJ: AUTHOR CHILDREN OF CATASTROPHE

INTERVIEW WITH JAMAL KRAYEM KANJ: AUTHOR CHILDREN OF CATASTROPHE

Children of Catastrophe
This book tells the remarkable story of one such refugee, following his journey from childhood in the Nahr El Bared Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, becoming a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), through to eventual emigration, a new life as an engineer in the United States, and a ‘return’ trip to historic Palestine.

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A Nation Behind Bars: Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Detention

A Nation Behind Bars: Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Detention

By Reham alhelsi
The Palestinian people in occupied Palestine have been held hostage by a brutal military occupation, confined to ghettos build on their own lands. Some 2.5 Million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are captives in their own homes, towns and villages, with military checkpoints locking them up, controlling and limiting their movement. 1.5 Million Palestinians are held hostages in the open-air prison Gaza, not allowed to leave even for urgently needed medical treatment.

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