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Afghan Muslim Male Interpreters and Translators - An examination of their identity changes and lived wartime experiences

English, German · Paperback / Softback

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This qualitative research study used narrative methods to unearth the lived experiences of five Afghan Muslim male citizens. These participants immigrated to the U.S. while serving as interpreters and translators for the coalition forces during the Afghanistan War between 2003 and 2012. Several researchers have examined Muslim immigration from Eastern to Western nations, focusing on their adaptation, assimilation, and developmental patterns. The research objective of this study was slightly different and important to social science in that it focused on how a select group of Afghan Muslim males conceptualized their own sense of identity and how their notion of identity was shaped and influenced by their own pre- and post-migration experiences. To this end, the discoveries in this study revealed that the nature of the identities for many in this study may be deemed more blended and in some instances renegotiated, holding onto parts of their core native identities while embracing aspects of the cultural, ethnic, and social elements of their new host land that fit within their own individual frame of reference.

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The author is an accomplished professional with 24 years of military experience, applying tactics and doctrine in peace building and conflict environments. He has first-hand experience in conflicts in Asia, Bosnia and Korea, culminating in his research of the current Afghan War. He holds a Masters in education and a Doctorate in social science.

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Authors Michael Solomon
Publisher LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
 
Languages English, German
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 02.05.2017
 
EAN 9783330073555
ISBN 978-3-33-007355-5
No. of pages 344
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Methods of empirical and qualitative social research

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