Creating Coexistence and Resistance on Football Fields
BSIA Women’s World Cup & Global Politics Blog (2023)
Does football as a sport and football fields as a venue allow differences to come together and coexist, or does it reinforce the discrimination that exists on the streets? It is hard to provide a clear and single answer to this question. It is possible for football fields to reproduce and strengthen racism and discrimination, as well as to increase our hope for unity, solidarity, and social peace. Football-related activities play a very important role in building social peace and making it possible for friendships to spread beyond football fields. This type of integration tool is becoming increasingly important for countries like Turkey. There is an unfortunate possibility that football fields can also be a place where racism, discrimination, and violence is produced and even experienced badly. The football field is still not an area where women can enter and run the ball as freely as men in many regions. There are still many barriers preventing women from playing football. Due to this, women face a greater number of obstacles than men. The situation can be much more difficult if you are a refugee and also a woman. There are, however, many refugee women who have overcome all these challenges and achieved incredible success.
BSIA Women’s World Cup & Global Politics Blog (2023)
Does football as a sport and football fields as a venue allow differences to come together and coexist, or does it reinforce the discrimination that exists on the streets? It is hard to provide a clear and single answer to this question. It is possible for football fields to reproduce and strengthen racism and discrimination, as well as to increase our hope for unity, solidarity, and social peace.
Football-related activities play a very important role in building social peace and making it possible for friendships to spread beyond football fields. This type of integration tool is becoming increasingly important for countries like Turkey. There is an unfortunate possibility that football fields can also be a place where racism, discrimination, and violence is produced and even experienced badly. The football field is still not an area where women can enter and run the ball as freely as men in many regions. There are still many barriers preventing women from playing football. Due to this, women face a greater number of obstacles than men. The situation can be much more difficult if you are a refugee and also a woman. There are, however, many refugee women who have overcome all these challenges and achieved incredible success.
The Al Shami Kitchen Project – Solidarity Amongst Syrian Refugee Women in Izmit, Turkey
The Southern Responses to Displacement Research Project (2019)
The Al Shami Kitchen Project is a refugee-led initiative that directly challenges assumptions that refugees are passive victims in need of care from outsiders. In this piece, Fatmanur Delioglu’s research, based in Izmit, Turkey, focuses on the solidarity networks developed amongst Syrian refugee women, and between them and members of the local Turkish community. In line with the aims of the Southern Responses to Displacement project, Fatmanur’s research centralizes the voices of refugees and provides insights into how these networks impact on the economic and psycho-social lives of refugee women, the lives of their families, and the wider community. It also examines the structural power imbalances between refugee women and Turkish municipalities, within which these networks operate, and how they resist patriarchal and social norms that can create and maintain multiple disadvantages experienced by refugee women.
The Southern Responses to Displacement Research Project (2019)
The Al Shami Kitchen Project is a refugee-led initiative that directly challenges assumptions that refugees are passive victims in need of care from outsiders. In this piece, Fatmanur Delioglu’s research, based in Izmit, Turkey, focuses on the solidarity networks developed amongst Syrian refugee women, and between them and members of the local Turkish community. In line with the aims of the Southern Responses to Displacement project, Fatmanur’s research centralizes the voices of refugees and provides insights into how these networks impact on the economic and psycho-social lives of refugee women, the lives of their families, and the wider community. It also examines the structural power imbalances between refugee women and Turkish municipalities, within which these networks operate, and how they resist patriarchal and social norms that can create and maintain multiple disadvantages experienced by refugee women.
İnsan Haklarını ve Dayanışmayı Merkeze Alan Göç Çalışması Yürütmenin Önemi (The Importance of Conducting Migration Studies Centered on Human Rights and Solidarity)
Emek ve Adalet Platformu (2019)
This piece offers a reflective assessment of a migration-focused workshop organized by the Emek ve Adalet Platformu as part of the “Müştereklerimiz” series. Conducted over eight weeks, the workshop brought together participants and experts to engage in collective learning and dialogue on issues of migration, solidarity, and human rights. Fatmanur evaluates the format, dynamics, and thematic progression of the sessions, with particular emphasis on participatory knowledge sharing and practices of solidarity with migrants.
This piece offers a reflective assessment of a migration-focused workshop organized by the Emek ve Adalet Platformu as part of the “Müştereklerimiz” series. Conducted over eight weeks, the workshop brought together participants and experts to engage in collective learning and dialogue on issues of migration, solidarity, and human rights. Fatmanur evaluates the format, dynamics, and thematic progression of the sessions, with particular emphasis on participatory knowledge sharing and practices of solidarity with migrants.
Baraa Hattab ile Sözlü Tarih Görüşmesi (Oral History with Baraa Hattab)
The Foundation for Sciences and Arts (2016)
This research draws on an in-depth oral history interview with Baraa Hattab, a Syrian woman who migrated to Turkey due to the conflict in Syria. The study explores her experiences of forced displacement and resettlement, highlighting her journey from Idlib to rural Turkey. It examines themes of gender, labor, rural integration, and community support, shedding light on both the challenges and solidarities encountered in the migration process. The narrative captures personal reflections on education, marriage, housing, and everyday life in displacement. Through her story, the research provides insight into the socio-political dynamics shaping refugee experiences in Turkey.
The Foundation for Sciences and Arts (2016)
This research draws on an in-depth oral history interview with Baraa Hattab, a Syrian woman who migrated to Turkey due to the conflict in Syria. The study explores her experiences of forced displacement and resettlement, highlighting her journey from Idlib to rural Turkey. It examines themes of gender, labor, rural integration, and community support, shedding light on both the challenges and solidarities encountered in the migration process. The narrative captures personal reflections on education, marriage, housing, and everyday life in displacement. Through her story, the research provides insight into the socio-political dynamics shaping refugee experiences in Turkey.