Parisa Kooshesh

Citation

Thesis Title
Gender, migration and politics: Pre- and post - migration experiences of Iranian women in New Zealand

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Islam and Muslim women have become objects of considerable political controversy in nations around the world, and to some degree in New Zealand. The dress codes, customs and political allegiances of Muslim women are all debated for political reasons, and yet the diversity among these women is commonly overlooked. Women who have come to New Zealand from an orthodox Islamic regime show quite different political orientations and issues in regards to migrant females from Muslim countries in the West. Ms Kooshesh examined the motivations of Iranian women emigrating to New Zealand, and investigated how they have redefined their individual and social identities in this country. Their lived experiences (pre- and post-migration) were interpreted in the context of wider political ideologies, institutions, laws, and social norms (of both Iran and New Zealand) to show how political context shapes the ways that women create their lives.

Supervisors
Associate Professor Grant Duncan
Professor Kathryn Rountree
Dr Negar Partow