RECLAIMING HOME The struggle for socially just housing, land and property rights in Syria,Iraq and Libya, 2019
How the Deprivation of Land Ownership Makes Minority Groups more Vulnerable: An Examination of th... more How the Deprivation of Land Ownership Makes Minority Groups more Vulnerable: An Examination of the Case of Yazidis in Iraq, The analysis presented in this paper is based on 22 semi-structured interviews, a comprehensive review of relevant secondary literature and information drawn from official documents such as government policies, legal texts, and national and international reports. The purposive sample of interviewees was selected in consultation with Yazidi activists.9 Aside from one participant, research involved only Yazidis who are aware of the status of HLP in Sinjar district. Interviewees included ordinary people, activists, public officials, lawyers and community leaders living either in Sinjar district or Duhok governorate. The reality of HLP in Sinjar is investigated from the Yazidis’ perspective. Yazidi participation provided relevant insights into the status of HLP there as well as their views on HLP violations and the post-2003 restitution efforts. It was difficult for the researchers to reach local Sunni Arabs due to security considerations. Sunni Arab voices are hence absent although they are, of course, important actors with regard to HLP dynamics in Sinjar. The study found little about how and why Sunni Arabs in Sinjar territory got involved in HLP violations and to what extent they agree or disagree with the HLP restitution attempts after 2003. Further research is required to address these questions.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Economic Policies for Social Justice, 2019
As violent conflict has engulfed various Arab countries the region has become a focus for discuss... more As violent conflict has engulfed various Arab countries the region has become a focus for discussions on displacement and its effects on housing, land and property (HLP) rights. Wars have destroyed much of the physical fabric and entrenched communal differences in Syria, Libya, and Iraq. The future of HLP rights in these countries is intimately linked to the kind of state emerging from a post-war political settlement, and how it addresses the tasks of ‘reconstructing’ the economy and re-imagining national identity. The contributions to this volume substantiate the socio-political intricacies and local nuances involved in developing a context-specific understanding of HLP challenges. The struggle over socially just HLP rights in Syria, Iraq and Libya also involves refugees and displaced, some local civil society organisations, occupants of empty dwellings, war profiteers, foreign powers intervening in the conflict, external aid agencies and international organisations, different layers of state institutions in various stages of disrepair, and a ‘fierce’ and brutal regime at the apex (as in Syria) or factions forever squabbling over the spoils of the state (as in Libya and Iraq).
This volume provides an indispensable map for those who seek to navigate these struggles and work towards social justice in housing, land and property.
RECLAIMING HOME The struggle for socially just housing, land and property rights in Syria,Iraq and Libya, 2019
How the Deprivation of Land Ownership Makes Minority Groups more Vulnerable: An Examination of th... more How the Deprivation of Land Ownership Makes Minority Groups more Vulnerable: An Examination of the Case of Yazidis in Iraq, The analysis presented in this paper is based on 22 semi-structured interviews, a comprehensive review of relevant secondary literature and information drawn from official documents such as government policies, legal texts, and national and international reports. The purposive sample of interviewees was selected in consultation with Yazidi activists.9 Aside from one participant, research involved only Yazidis who are aware of the status of HLP in Sinjar district. Interviewees included ordinary people, activists, public officials, lawyers and community leaders living either in Sinjar district or Duhok governorate. The reality of HLP in Sinjar is investigated from the Yazidis’ perspective. Yazidi participation provided relevant insights into the status of HLP there as well as their views on HLP violations and the post-2003 restitution efforts. It was difficult for the researchers to reach local Sunni Arabs due to security considerations. Sunni Arab voices are hence absent although they are, of course, important actors with regard to HLP dynamics in Sinjar. The study found little about how and why Sunni Arabs in Sinjar territory got involved in HLP violations and to what extent they agree or disagree with the HLP restitution attempts after 2003. Further research is required to address these questions.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Economic Policies for Social Justice, 2019
As violent conflict has engulfed various Arab countries the region has become a focus for discuss... more As violent conflict has engulfed various Arab countries the region has become a focus for discussions on displacement and its effects on housing, land and property (HLP) rights. Wars have destroyed much of the physical fabric and entrenched communal differences in Syria, Libya, and Iraq. The future of HLP rights in these countries is intimately linked to the kind of state emerging from a post-war political settlement, and how it addresses the tasks of ‘reconstructing’ the economy and re-imagining national identity. The contributions to this volume substantiate the socio-political intricacies and local nuances involved in developing a context-specific understanding of HLP challenges. The struggle over socially just HLP rights in Syria, Iraq and Libya also involves refugees and displaced, some local civil society organisations, occupants of empty dwellings, war profiteers, foreign powers intervening in the conflict, external aid agencies and international organisations, different layers of state institutions in various stages of disrepair, and a ‘fierce’ and brutal regime at the apex (as in Syria) or factions forever squabbling over the spoils of the state (as in Libya and Iraq).
This volume provides an indispensable map for those who seek to navigate these struggles and work towards social justice in housing, land and property.
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This volume provides an indispensable map for those who seek to navigate these struggles and work towards social justice in housing, land and property.
This volume provides an indispensable map for those who seek to navigate these struggles and work towards social justice in housing, land and property.