Writing in Exile: Bidoon Resistance and Speaking Truth to Power

Authors

  • Areej Alshammiry University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29542

Abstract

This article concentrates on the writings of the late Naser Al-Zafiri who documented the realities of the Bidoon community’s experiences in Kuwait and the diaspora. In his novels, through the detailed portrayals of the characters and their stories, Zafiri explicates lived experiences of belonging and homelessness of the Bidoon in Kuwait, as well as their immigrant experiences and encounters in Canada and other countries. By illustrating the pedagogical and political significance of Zafiri’s novels, and situating it in relation to other resistance work, the article contributes to our understanding of truth-telling, resistance, resiliency and survival of the Bidoons in Kuwait and in the diaspora.

Author Biography

Areej Alshammiry, University of Alberta

Areej Alshammiry is a doctoral stludent in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta, specializing in Theoretical, Cultural and International Studies in Education. She has a Bachelor's degree in finance from Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait and a Master's degree in International Business from Queen's University, ON in Canada.She researches, writes, advocates and consults on statelessness. Her academic research concentrates on nationalism, citizenship and non-citizenship within a framework of anti-racist and transnational feminism.

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Published

2021-08-27

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Post Colonial Articles, Poetry, Artwork