Kurdish Diaspora Online

Jowan Mahmod completed her PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. She obtained her BA and MA in Media and Communications at Uppsala University, Sweden. She has worked previously as a PR consultant, editor-in-chief, and editor.

• Introduction .- 1. Multiculturalism Debates, Policies, and Concepts .- 2. Nations, Diaspora, Identity and Alternative Explorations .- 3. State Struggles in the Middle East and the Kurdish Diaspora .- 4. “Is it OK?” – Challenging Gender Roles .- 5. “Am I a Real Kurd?” – Deconstructing Kurdish Identity .- 6. “My Kurdistan Chapter”: Returning Home .- 7. Towards a Weakened Imagined Community