National ballet, Urukerereza, is set to perform at the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts, a major cultural event held annually in the ancient city of Jerash in Jordan’s northern capital, Amman.

JERASH, Jordan — Izzaat Al-Hindi trudged down a passageway of the Jerash Refugee Camp, navigating potholes, garbage piles and drab, dilapidated buildings. He still remembers the day his family ...