Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US

Since the late 19th century, Iraqi immigrants have formed a community in the US that is widely known as a part of the Arab-Muslim diaspora in the country, yet the majority of this community is non-Arab and non-Muslim. The Iraqi diaspora in the US remains understudied and misunderstood in terms of it...

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Main Authors: Javad Etaat, Mahdi Bahmani
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Published: Shahid Beheshti University 2022-02-01
Series:رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی
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Online Access:https://piaj.sbu.ac.ir/article_102184_06c749fcacb3dec797bfdd1b85d19968.pdf
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description Since the late 19th century, Iraqi immigrants have formed a community in the US that is widely known as a part of the Arab-Muslim diaspora in the country, yet the majority of this community is non-Arab and non-Muslim. The Iraqi diaspora in the US remains understudied and misunderstood in terms of its ethno-religious diversity as well as the type of influence that it has on its host country’s politics towards the homeland. The key question of this paper is that what is the influence of Iraqis’ ethno-religious diversity on their diaspora identity in the US? To answer the question, we consider the diversity as a vital feature of the Iraqi diaspora, with reference to their patterns of emigration, their settlement and the shaping of their diasporic identity in the host country. We comment on how the divergent dynamics of ethno-religious diversity impinges on different views of the “homeland” and on the future of the diaspora community in the US.
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spelling doaj-art-07e5dd11bf804699bc13e408107be8072025-08-20T03:35:53ZfasShahid Beheshti Universityرهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی1735-739X2645-43862022-02-0113217520310.29252/piaj.2022.213848.0102184Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the USJavad Etaat0Mahdi Bahmani1Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Shahid Beheshti UniversityTechnology Studies InstituteSince the late 19th century, Iraqi immigrants have formed a community in the US that is widely known as a part of the Arab-Muslim diaspora in the country, yet the majority of this community is non-Arab and non-Muslim. The Iraqi diaspora in the US remains understudied and misunderstood in terms of its ethno-religious diversity as well as the type of influence that it has on its host country’s politics towards the homeland. The key question of this paper is that what is the influence of Iraqis’ ethno-religious diversity on their diaspora identity in the US? To answer the question, we consider the diversity as a vital feature of the Iraqi diaspora, with reference to their patterns of emigration, their settlement and the shaping of their diasporic identity in the host country. We comment on how the divergent dynamics of ethno-religious diversity impinges on different views of the “homeland” and on the future of the diaspora community in the US.https://piaj.sbu.ac.ir/article_102184_06c749fcacb3dec797bfdd1b85d19968.pdfiraqi diasporanongovernmental actors of international relationsusbased diasporasglobalizationus foreign policy
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Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US
رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی
iraqi diaspora
non
governmental actors of international relations
us
based diasporas
globalization
us foreign policy
title Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US
title_full Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US
title_fullStr Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US
title_full_unstemmed Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US
title_short Redefining Diaspora Identity in Relation to Homeland: a Case Study of Iraqis in the US
title_sort redefining diaspora identity in relation to homeland a case study of iraqis in the us
topic iraqi diaspora
non
governmental actors of international relations
us
based diasporas
globalization
us foreign policy
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