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Emerging Identities from the Current Refugee Crisis

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Abstract:
An interview with Columbia University Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies Rashid Khalidi is presented. He discusses the emergence of identities in the Syrian refugee crisis. Khalidi says that there was no Palestinian identity in pre-modern era. He says that common identity of Palestinians were shaped by shared hardship in conflicts such as the struggle with Zionism. He adds about the Syrian refugee crisis that is not similar to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Citation

Khalidi, Rashid, "Emerging Identities from the Current Refugee Crisis" (2016). The Brown Journal of World Affairs. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/naas-q340

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  • The Brown Journal of World Affairs

    The Brown Journal of World Affairs is a semiannual journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. The Journal features original articles by and interviews with world leaders, policymakers, and …
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