COLONIALISM AND PATRIARCHY: DUAL OPPRESSION OF PALESTINIAN WOMEN
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 5
Abstract
Palestinian women have played a crucial role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They have participated in all forms of resistance—violent and nonviolent. Their struggle for personal sovereignty cannot be seen independently from the history of all Palestinians’ struggle for independence. However, through their struggle for both personal and national independence, Palestinian women have encountered a number of colonial, political and social challenges. Palestinian women’s participation in resistance and the challenges they encounter have been a subject-matter for a number of fictional works. One of these works is Dixiane Hallaj’s Refugee without Refuge. The main purpose of this paper is to explore how Hallaj’s Refugee without Refuge reflects the effects of patriarchal authority and colonial dominance on Palestinian women’s status. It examines the main character’s rebellious attitude against the colonial institutions as well as patriarchal domination. The paper highlights how Palestinian woman, represented by Kareema, radically defies the colonial, the patriarchal and religious norms and laws in an attempt to cope with colonial and patriarchal violence. The Paper argues that for the political independence of Palestine, the independence of the Palestinian women should be achieved first. Finally, the paper attempts to recount the enormous hardships through which Palestinian women undergo.
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EBRAHIM MOHAMMED ALWURAAFI
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