Appendix 1: 
Words and abbreviations
Arabic words used in the text
'amm: father's brother 
baladiyya: village council 
bet: house, home 
daman-business: literally, guarantee-business, a form of yearly rent-contract
of agricultural land found in south Lebanon. 
dar: compound household 
hamula: patrilineal descent group, i.e. a corporate clan tracing descent
in the male line.  
hara: neighbourhood, quarter 
hisar: siege of the refugee camps in Lebanon during the Camps War in 1985/86. 
intifada: Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza, started in December
1987. 
khal: mother's brother 
wasta: connection, bribe 
Abbreviations
DoP Declaration of Principles 
PIP Peace Implementation Programme 
PLO Palestinian Liberation Organisation 
PRCS Palestinian Red Crescent Society 
SHC Special Hardship Case 
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency 
Currencies
1 Jordanian Dinar (JD) = 1,6 USD 
1 Lebanese Lira (LL) = 0,0006 USD 
 
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