A lived experience of Syrian woman refugee in Jordan: sorrows and hopes between past and future, a case study using the phenomenological approach Cover Image

A lived experience of Syrian woman refugee in Jordan: sorrows and hopes between past and future, a case study using the phenomenological approach
A lived experience of Syrian woman refugee in Jordan: sorrows and hopes between past and future, a case study using the phenomenological approach

Author(s): Ahed Alkhatib, Ala' Ahed AlKhatib
Subject(s): Human Geography, Regional Geography, Civil Society, Recent History (1900 till today), Geopolitics
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: refugee; woman; war; family; children; camp;

Summary/Abstract: This case study is about a Syrian woman refugee in Jordan. Salma (a virtual name) is one of the thousand hundred Syrians who were forced to leave their resident place seeking for safety. Every one of them has a story of suffering. Salma is a 32 years old female. She was living in Der’a, in the South of Syria. We have interviewed and asked her some questions regarding her status in Jordan as a refugee, and her previous situation in Syria before the last war in Syria. She was permitted to talk freely. It is worth to mention that this woman represented several aspects far away from the refugee’s status. She has experienced some difficulties as a woman in her country within her family frame as a wife and mother. When becoming a refugee, she had released some of her former problems and experienced new problems. This study made a comparison between the past and present and prospected future hopes.

  • Issue Year: 6/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 147-155
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English