| ID | 175431 |
| Title Proper | Reclaiming National Identity in Kurdish School Textbooks |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bengio, Ofra |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article is a qualitative and comparative study of elementary school textbooks in the Kurdish autonomous enclave of Rojava in Syria and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Historical circumstances and political forces account for both superficial and ideological differences between the two sets of textbooks. Nonethless, despite the Rojava leadership's ostensible opposition to nationalism and the KRI's commitments to respect the states of the region, both illustrate attempts by the ruling party in each region to promote a distinct Kurdish nationalism with a view toward nurturing pan-Kurdish identity. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle East Journal Vol. 74, No.3; Autumn 2020: p.359-378 |
| Journal Source | Middle East Journal 2020-09 74, 3 |
| Key Words | National Identity ; Kurdish School Textbooks |