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Unrwa: Through The Eyes Of Its Refugee Employees, Randa Farah Dec 2009

Unrwa: Through The Eyes Of Its Refugee Employees, Randa Farah

Randa R Farah Dr.

The article argues that the absence of Palestinian political leadership and institutions following al-Nakba in 1948, led the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to take on an exaggerated role that mirrored those of a welfare government-in-exile. The Agency created the matrix that organized daily life in refugee camps, a process facilitated by its Palestinian and refugee employees.1 Local staff holds a paradoxical position: (i) as Palestinians who share with their beneficiaries a collective history, and (ii) as UNRWA employees who exercise less power and authority compared to international staff. The latter …


Palestinian Memory Between Inscription And Obliteration, Randa R. Farah Dr. Dec 2006

Palestinian Memory Between Inscription And Obliteration, Randa R. Farah Dr.

Randa R Farah Dr.

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