‘Defending our Honour’. Authenticity and the Framing of Resistance in the Iraqi Sunni Town of Falluja
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Etnofoor, 17, 1-2, (2005), pp. 23-43ISSN
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Arabisch en Islam
Journal title
Etnofoor
Volume
vol. 17
Issue
iss. 1-2
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p. 23
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p. 43
Subject
Islam in bewegingAbstract
In April 2004 a revolt broke out against the American occupation in the Iraqi Sunni town of Falluja. Besides a military confrontation, it was also a war of words how to conceptualise the clash of interests and values of the indigenous population in opposition to those of the American occupation. At the heart of this clash was the issue who represented the authentic values of Iraq. Authenticity was framed in the concepts of honour and dignity, which have a deep cultural resonance. The article deals with the three stages of the radicalisation of resistance in Falluja, each of them characterized by the predominance of a certain concept of honour and dignity. The first was expressed in tribal culturalist terms, the second in nationalist-religious terms, while the third was framed in radical Salafi terms in defence of the Islamic Umma. All three claims to authenticity are said to represent the true, authentic values of Iraq.
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