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Jewish Identity Formation after Leaving Central Asia
Author(s): Sadjed, Ariane
Date: 2024
Topics: Post-1989, Bukharian Jews, Immigration, Jewish Identity, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Abstract: Jews have lived in Central Asia since antiquity and as such were integral part of the respective societies. With the demise of the Soviet Union and the large-scale emigration of Jews from the region, new understandings of being Jewish, in distinction from Uzbek or Tajik identities emerged. Central to these processes is the formulation of religion in distinction from culture, through which a separation from Jewish and non-Jewish (i.e. Muslim) elements is accomplished. This chapter traces these processes in connection with global religious movements, the establishment of the state of Israel, and as living as a minority in Austria.
The Influence of Islamophobia on Ethnic and Religious Identification among the Iranian Diaspora: Iranian Jews and Baha’is in Germany
Author(s): Sadjed, Ariane
Editor(s): Carment, David; Sadjed, Ariane
Date: 2017
Topics: Islamophobia, Jewish - Muslim Relations, Jewish - Non - Jewish Relations, Jewish Identity, Immigration, Main Topic: Identity and Community, Mizrachi Jews
Abstract: The chapter explores the identity formation and changing patterns of belonging among Iranian immigrants in Germany. The topic of interest is how different religious groups from Iran, whose traditions are heavily intertwined with Islam, conceptualise their Iranian heritage in the context of Islamophobia. Focusing on Baha’is and Jews, the chapter assesses how these two minorities cope with anti-Muslim racism in German society: although they are not Muslim, they are subjected to anti-Muslim sentiments due to their Middle Eastern origin. The chapter discusses ethnic and religious identification as a form of differentiation from Islam and in order to find social acceptance in the diaspora.