Displacement, Identity, and Belonging: Iraqi Communities in Amman
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 1-5-2019
Recommended Citation
Rasha S. Mansour (2019) Displacement, Identity, and Belonging: Iraqi Communities in Amman, Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 17:4, 425-440, DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2018.1537452
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Based on a small-scale qualitative research project with Iraqis living in Jordan, this paper aims to shed light on how ethnic identity and social class intersect to shape Iraqi experience of displacement. It focuses on two major themes. First, it discusses the relationship between the shifting social and political landscape in Iraq and ethnoreligious identity of Iraqis in Jordan. Second, it explores the ways in which ethnicity and class intersect to affect the dynamics of Iraqis’ integration into their host society.