Sarrinah

Question 1

Idea

Answer 1

Through dramatic storytelling, individuals are able to reflect on past traumatic experiences, thus resulting in the curation of an artificial identity in an attempt to seek validation in a hostile world.

Question 2

Q1

Answer 2

“Hijab is an Arabic word. Meaning partition. We are not Arabs. We are Persians” –> truncated sentences –> symbolic and literal barriers that cultural identity can evoke within society

Question 3

Q2

Answer 3

“Because it will say so on my id card and until it does, I am Sarrinah Obaidullah, afghani migrant and nobody” –> hyperbole –> reduction of her self worth and autonomy –> hard to redefine herself in a homogenous environment

Question 4

Q3

Answer 4

“we all go a bit deeper into who we are and where we belong” –> triad of collective language –> universalising identity formation struggles in new cultural contexts –> PhD to combat workplace Islamophobia shows dichotomies between faith and public perception