According to the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is… [a person who]… owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.

 

Events:

2006

May

15 th – 19 th:Palestinian Refugee Week at Balad Theatre, Amman:

  • Screening of Palestinian documentary films
  • Book and art exhibits
  • Talks and exhibits by artists Ismail Shammout, Tamam Al-Akhal and Samia Zaru
  • Talk: "The Camp: an exile condensed by language" by Musa Barhoumeh
  • Song performances by Macadi Nahhas and Zein Awad
  • Performance by Fida Group for Popular Zajal and Dabkeh