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Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women
My research centers on the experiences of five Yezidi female refugees in Kurdistan and how they survived the ISIS siege of their hometown- Sinjar. Yezidis, an ethno-religious community living in northern Iraq were the center of most news stories for the massacres they faced under ISIS and the sex-en...
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| description | My research centers on the experiences of five Yezidi female refugees in Kurdistan and how they survived the ISIS siege of their hometown- Sinjar. Yezidis, an ethno-religious community living in northern Iraq were the center of most news stories for the massacres they faced under ISIS and the sex-enslavement of thousands of them. This research attempts to show how a large-scale event like genocide impacts the life of the individual on the micro-level, but also how individual narratives are instrumental in constructing a collective identity, presenting Yezidis as a historically persecuted group. By examining sectarian relations in Iraq before and after the American invasion of 2003, the research situates the Yezidi genocide within the context of sectarian politics in the nation-state. Personal narratives are used as the main methodology to portray how each woman uniquely experienced and remembers the fall of Sinjar, the survival phase and how she lives as a refugee in the aftermath. The impact that trauma has on memory is an important element of the personal narratives but also speak of the collective Yezidi experience. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1737 Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women Rizkalla, Marian Mounir My research centers on the experiences of five Yezidi female refugees in Kurdistan and how they survived the ISIS siege of their hometown- Sinjar. Yezidis, an ethno-religious community living in northern Iraq were the center of most news stories for the massacres they faced under ISIS and the sex-enslavement of thousands of them. This research attempts to show how a large-scale event like genocide impacts the life of the individual on the micro-level, but also how individual narratives are instrumental in constructing a collective identity, presenting Yezidis as a historically persecuted group. By examining sectarian relations in Iraq before and after the American invasion of 2003, the research situates the Yezidi genocide within the context of sectarian politics in the nation-state. Personal narratives are used as the main methodology to portray how each woman uniquely experienced and remembers the fall of Sinjar, the survival phase and how she lives as a refugee in the aftermath. The impact that trauma has on memory is an important element of the personal narratives but also speak of the collective Yezidi experience. 2019-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/738 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1737/viewcontent/Surviving_20ISIS_20final_2012.29.2018_20_20_281_29.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain ISIS Yezidi Yazidi Islamic State Iraq ISIL genocide refugees narratives Sinjar terrorism Islamic State of Iraq and Syria NA NA |
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| title | Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women |
| title_full | Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women |
| title_fullStr | Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women |
| title_short | Surviving ISIS:Life Stories of Yezidi Women |
| title_sort | surviving isis life stories of yezidi women |
| topic | ISIS Yezidi Yazidi Islamic State Iraq ISIL genocide refugees narratives Sinjar terrorism Islamic State of Iraq and Syria NA NA |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/738 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1737/viewcontent/Surviving_20ISIS_20final_2012.29.2018_20_20_281_29.pdf |
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