My Homeland, My Diaspora: Iranian Jewish Identity in Modern Times

One of the essential questions arising from the plurality of ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East, and specifically Iran, concerns the relationship between diaspora and homeland. What do these two concepts signify? What criteria define these terms? Do these concepts have permanent, uniform...

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Main Author: Orly R. Rahimiyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gonzaga Library Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Hate Studies
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Online Access:https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/68
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description One of the essential questions arising from the plurality of ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East, and specifically Iran, concerns the relationship between diaspora and homeland. What do these two concepts signify? What criteria define these terms? Do these concepts have permanent, uniform criteria? Who determines these criteria? Furthermore, can religious, ethnic, linguistic, and/or national criteria define the identity of one group for the geographic region considered that groups homeland or diaspora?
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title My Homeland, My Diaspora: Iranian Jewish Identity in Modern Times
title_full My Homeland, My Diaspora: Iranian Jewish Identity in Modern Times
title_fullStr My Homeland, My Diaspora: Iranian Jewish Identity in Modern Times
title_full_unstemmed My Homeland, My Diaspora: Iranian Jewish Identity in Modern Times
title_short My Homeland, My Diaspora: Iranian Jewish Identity in Modern Times
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