Being a Khaddama

Narratives of home, belonging and identity for women domestic workers in the Gulf

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ID12499148
AuthorsAmal M Latif (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, corresponding author), Amal LATIF (0009-0005-2723-8398, Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India), Chandan Bose (0000-0002-5402-3561, Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India)
Year2023
Volume29
Issue2
Pages185-201
Publication date2023-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/12259276.2023.2222451
OpenAlexW4382866184
LanguageEN
References cited19

With minimal access to legal protections, support, and exploitative conditions, Malayali women domestic workers in the Gulf struggle to forge meaningful connections and a sense of home in the UAE. This study aims to understand the experiences and perspectives of Malayali women, with a specific focus on the ways in which their idea of home and belonging are shaped by factors such as identity, diaspora, gender, and motherhood. The work also intends to comprehend how a sense of belonging helps the women to navigate through the sense of grief, guilt, and shame. Through their narratives, the article exposes how the migration of Malayali women domestic workers entail losing belonging, occupying liminal spaces, and relinquishing home

Aesthetics · Diaspora · Identity (music · Liminality · Narrative · Shame · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology

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