Paying the Price of War
Narratives of Trauma of Iraqi Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Jordan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12896336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laure Bjawi-Levine (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of the Middle East (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-0719 • E-ISSN: 1746-0727 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ame.2009.040206 |
| OpenAlex | W2125961599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The occupation of Iraq and the ensuing sectarian violence have created an Iraqi refugee community, estimated at 700,000 to 1 million, which Jordan has hosted for several years. Residing for the most part in Amman's low-rent neighbourhoods, many Iraqis have overstayed their visas and live in fear of deportation. Marginalised both economically and socially, and forgotten by the U.S. and the international community, poverty-stricken Iraqi refugees and asylum seekers suffer not only from the traumatic experience of sectarian persecution and their escape from Iraq, but also from the stress and fatigue of their long-lasting transit to nowhere. Their narratives show a profound distress and a struggle for survival that is both psychological and economical, since their (il)legal status as 'guests' denies them the possibility of obtaining work permits
Criminology · Deportation · Immigration · Narrative · Persecution · Political science · Poverty · Refugee · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |