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TY - CHAP
T1 - The resilience of a Syrian woman and her family through refugee entrepreneurship in Jordan
AU - Alkhaled, S.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This chapter highlights the refugee crisis that erupted in Syria in 2011 and continues to impact Syrian lives within that country and in neighboring countries. It does so by focusing on one Syrian refugee’s story of resilience and survival through entrepreneurship in Amman, Jordan. The chapter discusses her history in her hometown of Homs as a content housewife and mother and how the war led her to lose everything except what mattered most: her family. The chapter also walks us through her life after fleeing to Jordan and narrates her evolving role from wife and mother to breadwinner in a place where she was bounded by state and institutional regulations, yet felt empowered by a generous community.
AB - This chapter highlights the refugee crisis that erupted in Syria in 2011 and continues to impact Syrian lives within that country and in neighboring countries. It does so by focusing on one Syrian refugee’s story of resilience and survival through entrepreneurship in Amman, Jordan. The chapter discusses her history in her hometown of Homs as a content housewife and mother and how the war led her to lose everything except what mattered most: her family. The chapter also walks us through her life after fleeing to Jordan and narrates her evolving role from wife and mother to breadwinner in a place where she was bounded by state and institutional regulations, yet felt empowered by a generous community.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_17
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783319925332
SP - 241
EP - 253
BT - Refugee Entrepreneurship
A2 - Heilbrunn, Sibylle
A2 - Freiling, Jörg
A2 - Harima, Aki
PB - Springer International Publishing
CY - Cham
ER -