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Tatreez: Threading Together Palestinian National Identity

​Written by Catherine Burke While national identity and social cohesion are often developed through and closely linked to shared cultural practices, these gain an even greater significance when the nation’s existence is threatened. Therefore, the maintenance of Palestinian traditions and culture plays an important role in keeping Palestinian nationalism alive within the occupied Palestinian territories […]

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Building an African identity in the shadow of Empire

Written by: Thomas Poulain When used as a political tool, identity is associated with the concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy. If we assume that the state has to be legitimate, whoever rules must represent the national identity. Nigeria’s independence, which was declared in 1960, reveals the predominant role identity played in nation-building during decolonization. Before […]