Atlantic Avenue: Adventures in Consumption Landscapes [IFP Beirut] | International Fiel... - 18 views
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I grew up in a Muslim and Christian home, and because of my Iranian passport, I am legally and exclusively Muslim (in that nation’s eyes at least). I don’t ever identify with a religion, but if I do, I say I’m both. Most people are confused by this response, and so at best it leads to a converse. At worst, it easily fends off people who want to put me neatly and nicely into a box of their own choosing
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Fabiola Berdiel on 04 Mar 11Powerful self-reflection and positioning yourself within the context, one of the goals of participant observation
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My personal ethnic ambiguity invites questions as much as it doesn’t. The ability to “pass” as a member of a community, albeit religious, ethnic, or otherwise made me realise I might need to hash out some of the answers to the uncomfortable questions I avoid asking myself, at least before Beirut.
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Atlantic Avenue: Adventures in Consumption Landscapes [IFP Beirut]