Jordanian

This dissertation explores the place of Jerusalem and its holy sites, under Jordanian control from 1948-1967, in the complex processes surrounding the formation of a distinct Jordanian national identity. After the 1948 war, with a large Palestinian population within its borders,…

This dissertation examines the critical issues of gendered citizenship, religious identity and educated status through the lives of young women in Bawadi al Naseem, a city in Jordan, and the day-to-day life of the al-Khatwa Secondary School for Girls. It argues that schools are …