{"id":1667,"date":"2020-06-08T22:33:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu-people&#038;p=1667"},"modified":"2022-12-01T15:01:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T20:01:00","slug":"oroub-el-abed","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/oroub-el-abed\/","title":{"rendered":"Oroub El-Abed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Oroub El-Abed<\/strong> is a lead researcher in Jordan and co-investigator at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lebanesestudies.com\/\">Centre for Lebanese Studies<\/a> (CLS) on several research projects studying several communities (locals and refugees) with intersectional approaches in the Middle East. Oroub completed her PhD in Political Economy of Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Her research work has been focused on refugees and vulnerable minorities in the Middle East. She has taught several courses on development, livelihood and forced Migration issues, has consulted for several UN and international NGOs and published articles in the area of development (education and employment) and forced migration in the Middle East. She published a book on Palestinians of Egypt, some work on Palestinian refugees from Gaza living in Jordan. Her book building on thesis studying the Palestinian origin Jordanians in Jordan and their access to economic opportunities is soon to come out and she is currently editing a book studying the limited options for youth citizens and refugees in the Levant.<\/p>\n<p>Oroub is the Regional Research Coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/lerrn-rsc-cls-evaluation-of-rlos\/middle-east\/\">Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organisations in the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-publications\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-publications\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Publications<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-publications\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>El-Abed, Oroub (2009) Unprotected: Palestinians in Egypt since 1948, Ottawa: IDRC, Washington, Beirut: Institute of Palestine Studies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idrc.ca\/en\/book\/unprotected-palestinians-egypt-1948\">https:\/\/www.idrc.ca\/en\/book\/unprotected-palestinians-egypt-1948<\/a><\/li>\n<li>El-Abed, Oroub (2009) \u2018The case of Palestinian refugees-Holders of Egyptian travel documents in Egypt and in Jordan\u2019, in Conference papers, International Conference on Palestinian Refugees, Conditions and Recent Developments (November 2006), Abu Dis, Al-Quds University, pp 43-60.<\/li>\n<li>El-Abed, Oroub (2005) \u2018Immobile Palestinians: The impact of policies and practices on Palestinians from Gaza in Jordan\u2019, in Jaber, Hana et Metral, France Migrants et Migrations au Moyen-Orient au tournant du \u00a0XXIe si\u00e8cle, Beyrouth : Institut Fran\u00e7ais du Proche Orient, pp 81-93.<\/li>\n<li>El-ABED, Oroub (2005) &#8216; Palestinian Refugees of Egypt: What Exit Options Are Left For Them?&#8217; in \u00a0Refuge of the Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada, Vol 22 No. 2, Winter.<\/li>\n<li>El-ABED, Oroub ( 2009), \u2018The Palestinians in Egypt: identity, basic rights and host State policies\u2019, Refugee Survey Quarterly, (Oxford publications), 28 (23): 531- 549.<\/li>\n<li>El-Abed, Oroub ( 2008) Researching Palestinian refugees in the Arab World: the case of Egypt<br \/>\nin Young Researchers thinking Mediterranean, Published by URV, pp 613-628<\/li>\n<li>El-ABED, Oroub (2004), &#8216;The Palestinian Refugees in Egypt, Who dares talk about them?&#8217;, article in the Daily Star, 23 March 2004.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/Opinion\/Commentary\/Mar\/23\/Rights-of-Palestinians-in-Egypt-Who-dares-talk-about-them.ashx#axzz2eTbfjTJ9\">http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/Opinion\/Commentary\/Mar\/23\/Rights-of-Palestinians-in-Egypt-Who-dares-talk-about-them.ashx#axzz2eTbfjTJ9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>El-ABED, Oroub ( 2006), \u201cImmobile Palestinians: On going plight of Gazans in Jordan\u201d, Forced Migration Review, Vol 26, Oxford , UK.<\/li>\n<li>Chatelard, G., Washington, K. &amp; El-Abed, O. (2009) Protection, Mobility and livelihood challenges, of displaced Iraqis in urban settings in Jordan, ICMC report, International Catholic Migration Committee, Geneva.<\/li>\n<li>Fabos, Anita and Al-Ali, Nadje and El-Abed, Oroub (2005) Middle East. Developing DFID\u2019s Policy Approach to Refugees. Working Paper. Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre; London: DFID.<\/li>\n<li>El-Abed, O.( 2010), \u2018The Palestinians in Egypt: identity, basic rights and host State policies\u2019, Refugee Survey Quarterly, Oxford publications.<\/li>\n<li>El-Abed O. ( 2011), \u2018The invisible community: Egypt\u2019s Palestinians\u2019, policy paper, Al Shabaka,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/al-shabaka.org\/policy-brief\/refugee-issues\">http:\/\/al-shabaka.org\/policy-brief\/refugee-issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li>El-Abed O. (2013 Forthcoming) \u2018The discourse of Guesthood: Forced Migrants in Jordan\u2019 in Religion and Global Migrations, Palgrave Macmillan.<\/li>\n<li>El-Abed O. (2013 Forthcoming) \u2018In the cracks of a big city: An Individualised struggle of Palestinian-origin Jordanians in inner Amman\u2019 in Masarat Conference Book, Ramallah.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soas.ac.uk\/staff\/staff63607.php\">SOAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\"><div class=\"u-post-reload\"><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2025\/new-article-being-resettlement-minded-intersectional-dimensions-of-refugee-resettlement-strategies-and-refusals-in-jordan\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, April 16, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Article: Being \u201cresettlement-minded\u201d: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">We are proud to announce the publication of a new article in Ethnic and Racial Studies: Being \u201cresettlement-minded\u201d: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan By Sarah Nandi, Oroub El_Abed, Megan Bradley, and Hamzah Qardan Published: March 21, 2025 in Ethnic and Racial Studies This timely and... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2024\/lerrn-working-paper-27\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Wednesday, August 28, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">In The Meantime: Gender, Race, Nationality, and \u201cPara- Solutions\u201d for Refugees in Amman, Jordan<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">Working Paper 27 Sarah Nandi, Department of Political Science, McGill University Oroub El Abed, International Migration and Refugee Studies, Birzeit University Megan Bradley, Department of Political Science, McGill University Hamzah Qardan, USAID, Jordan Executive Summary The three durable solutions, namely resettlement to a third country, local... <span class=\"news__more-link\">More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news news--archive u-width-limited\"><a class=\"news__link  news__link--archive\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2023\/rlo-me-fmr-june-2023\/\"><p class=\"news__date news__date--archive\">Tuesday, July 11, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"news__heading u-hide-in-toc news__heading--archive\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Article: Refugee Mobilisation to Support Refugee Rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey<\/h3><p class=\"news__excerpt news__excerpt--archive\">We are pleased to announce that the Lead Researchers of the RLO Evaluation: Middle East Project have published an article titled &quot;Refugee mobilisation to support\u00a0refugee rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey&quot; in the June 2023 Special Issue of Forced Migration Review: Mobilising for rights in the MENA region. 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