Год выпуска: 2015 Автор: Mohram Hussain Yari Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 88 ISBN: 9783659678059
Описание
After leaving a dangerous and fragmented society in Afghanistan in the late 70’s and fleeing to Iran only to experience discrimination, including institutionalized racism and outsider status, a growing number of Afghans see repatriation to Afghanistan as their only durable solution post 2002. However, returning to a country that many have not lived in since early childhood creates uncertainty and alienation and contributes to a confused sense of identity for Iranigaka - the insulting slang term used within Afghanistan to describe returnees who have lived in Iran. Issues of identity and place are compounded by policy shifts. Over the last 3 decades, Iran has shifted from an “open door policy” towards a “closed door policy”. This shift has highlighted the current Afghan government’s incapability to manage the huge wave of repatriation. Exploring if Iranigaka have developed a “dual identity” across both “host” and “home” countries lays the groundwork for this paper to examine whether...
