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Rashid Masharawi | UK/Palestinian | 1995 | 26 min. | documentary video

In this provocative documentary, director Masharawi critically scrutinizes the refugee camps established in 1948 as a temporary solution for the Palestinians who lost their homes in what became the state of Israel, and the role the United Nations has played in maintaining them. Raised in one of these camps himself, and firmly believing that UN aid has been used as a way of containing (and repressing) its inhabitants, Masharawi delves into the fears and shattered hopes of a people who have become refugees in their own country.

Original language is Arabic

American Premiere, 1996 Human Rights Watch Festival. Distributed by Formation Films Ltd., Caroline Allan, Production Coordinator, P.O. Box 3635, Harlesden, London NW10 5BW, England, Tel: 011-44-181- 960-1647 Fax: 011-44-181-964-3318.

Rashid Masharawi
Rashid Masharawi was born in Al-Shati refugee camp--one of the eight camps in Gaza--and raised on United Nations' aid, from the food he ate and the clothes he wore to the schools he attended.

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