Les autres Irakiens : émigrés et exilés d’avant 2003 en Jordanie et leurs récits d’appartenance (Une recherche en cours)

Abstract

This article focuses on an important minority in Iraq's exile community in Amman, Jordan, namely the 1950's generation. Beginning with a short study of the history of Iraqi migration to Jordan, the author taps into the sparse sociological literature on Iraqis in Amman and other Jordanian towns. The second part of the article is dedicated to uncovering the salience of this generation to the formulation of Iraqi identity or identities, the sectarian question, the issue of women's rights and the notion of governance. Although still in its preliminary stages, the author's foray into oral history uncovered many fascinating nuances of Iraqi history, which she was able to thread (somewhat impressionistically) into the larger narrative of Iraqi memory.