Gender Roles and Feminism
The Experience of Barzani Single Mothers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21222249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ibrahim Sadiq (0000-0001-5336-0956, Soran University, corresponding author), Media Fattah (Soran University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 40-55 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2151-3481 • E-ISSN: 2329-3225 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rms.2022.27 |
| OpenAlex | W4323042862 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Under the leadership of the Baʿthists, in 1983, the Iraqi state arrested some 5,000-8,000 members, all male, of the Barzani tribe of Kurds and subsequently killed them. The mothers, wives, and children of these men were put into compounds controlled by Iraqi security forces. As a result, thousands of children were left without their fathers and hundreds of wives were suddenly left widowed. In a society where patriarchy dominates the homelife, single mothers were left with the challenges of taking up the role of their male partners. The very definition of motherhood transformed as they rose to meet the incredible tasks ahead of them, and indeed, the experience dismantled stereotypical images of motherhood, but not without untold pain and suffering. In this study, an attempt is made to shed light on the experiences of these lonely Barzani mothers and how they were affected by their altered gender roles
Developmental psychology · Feminism · Patriarchy · Sociology · Tribe · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Middle East Politics and Society · Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |