UNDERSTANDING STATELESSNESS IN THE SYRIA REFUGEE CONTEXT  ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS ABBREVIATIONS 1951 Refugee Convention 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees ARDD Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development DRC Danish Refugee Council ICLA Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance IDP Internally Displaced Person INGO International Non-Governmental Organisation ITS Informal Tented Settlement (Lebanon) JCLA Justice Centre for Legal Aid KRI Kurdistan Region of Iraq MENA Middle-East North Africa Region MOI Ministry of the Interior NRC Norwegian Refugee Council OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs PRS Palestinian Refugees from Syria RSD Refugee Status Determination UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ARABIC TERMINOLOGY Ajanib Kurd Stateless Kurd registered as a ‘foreigner’ in the 1962 Syrian Jazira census Bidoon A word that literally means ‘without’ and refers to a group of stateless persons who live predominantly in the Gulf region Isbat Nasab Recognition of Lineage – a document given by a Sharia judge that confirms the parentage of a child Itilaf Syrian Opposition Council Kafala Individual who “sponsors” another individual to help them obtain a residence permit Ketb Al Ktab Islamic Marriage Contract Maktoum An individual not present in the Syrian records Maktoum Kurd Stateless Kurd not registered in the 1962 Syrian Jazira census or in any records Mokhtar Local Mayor Sheikh A religious leader in a Muslim community SYRIAN DOCUMENTS* * Daftar Ayli Family booklet that records all members of a family in one document. Hawiya ID card that every Syrian national obtains once over the age of 15 ‘Red Card’ / Bitaqa Ajnabi The identification document for an Ajanib Kurd Taaref Document issued by the local Mokhtar which states the identity of the holder. It is often produced when an individual is not a citizen of Syria and needs a form of identification. This list briefly describes the documents mentioned in this report. It is not an exhaustive list of all Syrian documents. RESEARCH REPORT 9