Iranian Refugees In Transit

Iranian Refugees in Transit

Maral Jefroudi presents a comprehensive picture of one of the largest migration waves in contemporary history by analyzing refugees' interactions with the Turkish State, the UNHCR, and within the community of Iranians in transit after the 1979 revolution. Iranian Refugees in Transit unveils the rich history of political engagement among Iranian refugees before their arrival in Turkey, contextualised within Turkey's own landscape of political and ethnic conflicts. Jefroudi expertly examines the intersectional distribution of precarity among refugees. By bringing together interviews with refugees from the period, analyzing cultural products by and on them, and tracing their footsteps in newspapers and scholarly literature, this book fills a significant gap in Turkey's migration history. Through a critical historical analysis of the international asylum system, Iranian Refugees in Transit offers valuable insights into the dynamics of the current 'refugee crisis'.

Iranian Immigrants and Refugees in Norway

This thesis, submitted to the Department of Social Anthropology of the University of Bergen, focuses on the movement of Iranians from their home country to Norway and their settlement in Norway. The author begins by tracing the development of Iranian migration and the situation of those who finally came to Norway, both immigrants and refugees, during the early seventies and the late seventies and early eighties. Within various categories, case studies are given of immigrants and refugees during these periods. A separate chapter treats the Iranian Baha'I, compares their adaptation and integration to that of the Shii sub-group, and examines the pattern of intra- and inter-ethnic group relations. The author analyses the key aspects of the integration and disintegration of the identities of those Iranians who establish marriage ties with Norwegians, as well as intra-Iranian community relations. As for refugees, the author discusses the Iranian refugees as newcomers, describing their life experiences after arrival in Norway with particular emphasis on the Bergen area. A theoretical chapter looks at the problem of (socio-) cultural disqualification and requalification in the integration process and gives several examples of the problems of social mobility.

U.S. Immigration Policy Regarding Iranian Nationals