Commentary
Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.
Michael Young
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Commentary
The Song Remains the Same
Mélisande Genat discusses the fluid identities in Sinjar, where even the Islamic State’s presence did not greatly alter ties.
By Ghida Tayara
Published on Jun 18, 2019
Mélisande Genat is a doctoral student in the Stanford University history department. Her current research focuses on interrelations between tribal, political and religious phenomena in Iraq and the Sinjar region between the 19th and the 20th century. Genat has been living and conducting research in Iraq since 2010. Her research interests include Kurdish studies, development economics, rural sociology, collectivization in Iraq, and rural land reform. Diwan interviewed Genat in mid-June to get her perspective on the relationship between the different communities and tribes in Sinjar, northern Iraq, as well as the fluid identities among Arabs, Kurds, and Yezidis.
About the Author
Ghida Tayara
Senior Digital and Web Coordinator
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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