Amid the Ghosts of a Refugee Camp

Amid the Ghosts of a Refugee Camp

In many ways, the story of Yarmouk camp is a familiar one from the Syrian war. Once a diverse and lively neighborhood, much of it now lies in ruins, its population scattered. Yet Yarmouk carries another weight on its shoulders. For decades, it was the heart of Palestinian life in Syria.  At Yarmouk, tens of thousands of refugees from the Nakba eventually found a home in exile, somewhere they could settle and build a new life of sorts.  Through t…