Violence Against Women in the Context of War: Experiences of Shi'i Women and Palestinian Refugee Women in Lebanon

• NCJ Number: 245926
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: March 2013 Pages: 316-337
• Author(s): Maria Holt
• Date Published: March 2013
• Length: 22 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

In times of war, women are likely to experience, in addition to the normal violence of peacetime, random cruelties perpetrated by the enemy against all members of the community.

Abstract

In times of war, women are likely to experience, in addition to the normal violence of peacetime, random cruelties perpetrated by the enemy against all members of the community. During research conducted with Palestinian refugees and Shi'i Muslims in Lebanon, women described various forms of violence and, in this article, I examine violence suffered by women in the context of conflict from three perspectives: victimization, trauma, and resistance. I argue that traumatic events have the effect of obliterating identity, but they can also strengthen the resolve to resist. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.