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Visual Portraits of Za‘atari Syrian Refugee Camp

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Salam Neighbor (Jordan). 2015, color, 75 min. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. Directors: Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple; Producers: Zach Ingrasci, Chris Temple, Salam Darwaza and Mohab Khattab; Distributor: Tugg Educational; 4210 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78759; edu@tugginc.com; edu.tugg.com.

After Spring (Syria/Jordan). 2016, color, 101 min. In English, Korean, and Arabic with English subtitles. Directors/Producers: Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez; Distributor: Tugg Educational; 4210 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78759; edu@tugginc.com; edu.tugg.com.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2017

Thomas B. Stevenson*
Affiliation:
Middle East Studies Association

Extract

The Syrian Civil War, now in its sixth year, has displaced an estimated 11 million people (with numbers constantly escalating), nearly half the country's population. Of these, the United Nations estimates 4.8 million Syrians have fled their homeland. News reports have tended to focus on the struggles of those crossing the Mediterranean and seeking asylum in Europe, but most refugees have sought safety in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, where they have dispersed and “settled” in towns and cities. A comparative few have settled in host government and/or UNHCR sponsored camps. Jordan's Za‘atari Camp, just seven miles from the border, is the largest Syrian refugee camp. Its population peaked at more than 120,000 residents and currently has between 75,000 – 80,000 residents most of whom are from the Dara'a area. The camp is numerically equivalent to Jordan's fourth largest city.

Type
Film Review Essay
Copyright
Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. 2017 

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