When is an academic degree the best vocational education? Bedouin professionals reflect on their life choices

Gottlieb, Esther E.; Ben-Asher, Smadar; Alsraiha, Kassim

doi:10.1080/15595692.2022.2149486

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“…Young Bedouin women face social stressors, as they are often pressured to retain the traditional identity, which is expressed, among other things, with strictly following the code of honor (Gottlieb et al , 2022). This code is connected to their presence in the internal space of the area in which their family lives, under the supervision of men.…”

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“The modesty guard” reflected in online comments in mainstream news sites

Druker Shitrit,

Ben-Asher,

Ben-Atar

2024

JICES

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Purpose At times, a traditional minority group that opposes a change in the patriarchal structure is violent toward women who wish to adopt modern lifestyles. This study aims to examine online comments regarding a shooting at a café in an Arab-Bedouin city in Israel, where women were employed as servers. The event was framed in Israeli media as an act of backlash by young men, who call themselves “The Modesty Guard.” Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, the authors collected 916 online comments that were published on five main online news sites. A thematic and rhetorical analysis of online comments was conducted. Findings The findings uncovered five main themes: the expression of support for Bedouin women; ideas for dealing with the Modesty Guard; blaming Bedouin tradition for the shooting; comparison of the violent behavior to a parallel phenomenon among Charedim; and criticism of the lack of treatment by Israeli security forces. The responses reflected a supportive stance toward Arab-Bedouin women, who were open to progress. Conflict discourse, however, expressed alienation and increased social-national schism between the Jewish majority and Arab-Bedouin minority groups in Israel. Originality/value This study sheds light on the backlash phenomenon in Negev Bedouin society. Moreover, it exposes the lack of significant supportive actions and a lack of understanding of the deep processes unfolding in this traditional society.

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confidence: 99%