Escape towards identity in Iraqi minority novels

Abstract

This research explores how Iraqi minorities express their cultural and national identities through their narratives، influenced by threats and displacement. These narratives glorify religious rituals and demonstrate a longing for the homeland. Cultural identity is defined as a set of distinctive cultural traits of a human group. In a diverse Iraq، popular culture is not pure but rather hybridized. Religion is a fundamental pillar of cultural identity in Arab society. National identity، on the other hand، appears as a melting pot that gathers various identities and affiliations. It is defined as a socio-cultural and historical product that connects people. Members of minorities، especially those who have been displaced، declare their attachment to their homeland as a memory and their roots.