Circassians in jordan pdf

Nashkhu, jawdat hilmi, tarikh alsharkas aladigha walshishan fi liwa. The circassians have emerged as the most loyal group to the hashemite rulers. Aug 20, 2012 today, 2 million of the worlds 7 million circassians live in turkey, with another 120,000 in syria and 100,000 in jordan. Lot of them perished during the exodus and the main bulk was assimilated and lost their identity, becoming mostly turks and bulgars personal interview with mohydeen quandour. The circassians in jordan circassian world adyghe history. Circassians are a caucasian ethnic group who make up a significant minority in jordan. Pdf polymorphisms in factor ii and factor v thrombophilia. Mufti, shawkat, heroes and emperors in circassian history beirut. Circassians in jordan and other expatriate communities e. The circassians are sunni of the hanafi school who tend to be nonfanatical and among whom the adat or custom low the adygehabze has reminded extremely strong.

Representatives of circassians live outside the caucasus in 50 countries. In this study, mtdna haplotype diversity was determined for 293 unrelated subjects from jordanian population circassians, chechens, and the original inhabitants of jordan. Keywords circassians, adyghes, jordan, displacement, identity introductory note how do displacement, migration and resettlement affect notions of in. Pdf nutrient intake and lifestyle factors by diabetes. This division into three peoples is an artefact of ethnic engineering. Language policy and status of the circassian language in jordan. Today, 2 million of the worlds 7 million circassians live in turkey, with another 120,000 in syria and 100,000 in jordan. Sep 06, 20 the circassians in jordan a brief introduction by amjad jaimoukha.

The name is believed to derive from atte height to signify a mountaineer or a highlander, and ghei sea, signifying a people dwelling and inhabiting a mountainous country near the sea coast, or between two seas. The circassians makes a valuable contribution by providing a base of solid and reliable data about this group. The aim of the study was to analyze and explain the impact of ethnolinguistic selfidentification. Circassians, one of the peoples of the northwest caucasus arrived in the ottoman empire in large waves of migration in the late 19th century and were settled as agricultural. Although other ethnic groups have been the subject of forensic genetic analysis, no published study has investigated the forensic genetic efficiency of short tandem repeats strs in circassians, neither in jordan nor in any other country. The politics of genocide claims and the circassian. Jordan royals circassian guards a symbol of thriving minority. The genetic landscape of arab population, chechens and. This leads to interindividual variations in the optimal dose of the drug that is required to sustain the treatment efficiency. Arabs, which are the original inhabitants of jordan, circassians and chechens barbujani et al. The circassians refer to themselves as adyghe also transliterated as adyga, adyge, adygei, adyghe, atteghei.

Samir sobar, the director of the troupe, said jerash is a special event for the ensemble because it witnessed the beginning of their artistic path in 1994. Jerash members of al ahli ensemble for circassian folklore took their audience into a journey of circassian traditional art when they performed a number of dances during jordans jerash festival on saturday. Turkey, syria, jordan, germany and the united states. Khader nancy hakooz raja fatahalla farouk quadan received. The original homeland of the circassians, or khakuzh the old country as it is referred to by them, is northwest caucasia between the black sea to the west and the urukh river to the east, and between the caucasus mountains to the south and the kuban, bakhsan. This research aims to understand how the research participants, as nonarabs, understand and makes sense of the panarab ethnonational narratives promoted by the state. For jordaniancircassian accounts, see haghandoqa, mohammad kheir, the circassians. Jul 19, 2012 thrombosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Their original homeland was an area in the northwestern caucasus mountains, extending out onto the russian steppes. Thrombosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

Although other ethnic groups have been the subject of forensic genetic analysis, no published study has investigated the forensic genetic efficiency of short tandem repeats strs in. As a relatively stable part of a chaotic region, jordan plays host to enormous numbers of refugees, as well. The first people to settle in amman in modern times were muslim refugees from christian persecution in russia. The population of jordan consists of multiple ethnic constituents. Jordan 65,000 israel 3,595 united states 9,000 kosovo in 1998 174 germany 40,000 netherlands 500 in the early 1990s, the circassians had two main geopolitical problems to solve. Circassian communities also exist in anatolian turkey 150,000 and syria 35,000, with smaller groups in jordan, iraq, and iran. We studied the prevalence of two mutations that are known risk factors in the pathogenesis of arterial and venous thrombosis in the genetically isolated circassian population in jordan.

Circassians and their territories since 1917 against the background of soviet policy in the northern caucasus as a whole. Circassians displaced from the caucasus during the late nineteenth century, and resettled in various parts of the ottoman empire, illustrates how. They are shown by the eight red pins with a white x. The circassians or cherkess, who began arriving in the 1870s, trace their origins back to mountain villages above the eastern black sea, in the region of. The reason for this was the great migration that occurred at the end of the caucasian war in 1864 hewitt 2002. Circassians were christian for 1,000 years, but from the 16th to the. Several genetic variants have been identified that cause variation among different populations and even within individuals of a similar descent. The affiliation was established along the concept of tribalism, which stands for the inhabitants are from one clan or kin.

Naval postgraduate school monterey, california thesis the circassians in jordan by bruce douglas mackey june 1979 thesis advisor. In this study, 56 single nucleotide polymorphisms snps within several pharmacogenes were analyzed in 128 unrelated. This research is an exploration of ethnic narratives of the circassian community in jordan, in addition to the nationalist narratives promoted by the state of jordan, and their reconstruction by the research participants. Securityclassificationofthispacewhandatasnlarad reportdocumentationpage beforereadcompletinginstructionsform t.

The design elements and building techniques at the. Pdf on jan 1, 1999, chen bram and others published circassian reimmigration to. Mellon grant in 2007 and 2011 at the american center of oriental research. Britishers, bedouins and circassians with airplane. Almost 2 million palestinian refugees live in jordan, many since 1948, and more than 300,000 of them still live in refugee camps. Circassians are one of the invisible expatriate minorities living in the middle east where the actual number of people belonging to these minorities is not known precisely, but only estimated. Smaller numbers are found in syria and jordan and very small numbers in israel, and in the former yugoslavia. The development of the residential building in jordan based on the life style in jordan. Department of architecture, university of jordan, amman, jordan. Mitochondrial dna mtdna is widely used in several fields including medical genetics, forensic science, genetic genealogy, and evolutionary anthropology. Request pdf the genetic landscape of arab population, chechens and circassians subpopulations from jordan through hv1 and hv2 regions of mtdna mitochondrial dna mtdna is widely used in. Islam is the predominant and official religion, representing 97.

Polymorphisms in factor ii and factor v thrombophilia genes among circassians in jordan. Pdf circassian played a major role in establishing the city of jerash. The research project maintenance of the circassian language in jordan was funded by an a. Metabolic syndrome between two ethnic minority groups circassians and chechens and the original inhabitants of jordan rana dajani yousef s. In both jordan and syria, circassians have tended to form privileged communities, marked by some political and even military clout, encouraging assimilation in the long run. Terminology circassians call themselves adyghe and have a large variety of lowerrank ethnonyms. Circassian become a literary language only after the russian revolution. For jordanian circassian accounts, see haghandoqa, mohammad kheir, the circassians. Origin, history, customs, traditions, immigration to jordan amman. Factor ii g20210a and factor v leiden single nucleotide polymorphisms were analysed by. Language policy and status of the circassian language in jordan circassians are one of the minorities living in a diaspora situation in many countries all over the middle east. Since then, the circassians have had a major role in the development of jordan, holding high positions in the jordanian government, armed forces, air force and police. Circassians in jordan immisoft integration research.

This article examines how the historical experience of displacement and resettlement shapes key notions of identity and selfrepresentation among circassians in jordan. This national coalition for reform won 15 mandates, much lower than the expected 2030 seats. Circassians are one of the minorities living in a diaspora situation in many. Original article metabolic syndrome between two ethnic minority groups circassians and chechens and the original inhabitants of jordan rana dajani yousef s. The central goal of this research is to explore the language policy aspects in jordan by focusing on the circassian language maintenance issues and to provide. Circassians resettled in various parts of the ottoman empire, eventually becoming residents of a variety of states, for instance, in iraq, israel, syria, jordan and turkey. The circassians in amman jordan travel guide rough guides. Investigation of the forensic globalfiler loci in the. The circassians or cherkess, who began arriving in the 1870s, trace their origins back to mountain villages above the eastern black sea, in the region of the caucasus around presentday georgia and chechnya.

The capital city of jordan, amman, previously devastated by natural disasters, was resettled by circassians of the shapsough tribe in 1878. Pdf revive the circassian cultural heritage in the city of jerash. The original homeland of the circassians, or khakuzh the old country as it is referred to by them, is northwest caucasia between the black sea to the west and the urukh river to the east, and between the caucasus mountains to the south and the kuban, bakhsan and terek rivers. For jordaniancircassian accounts, see haghandoqa, mohammad kheir. The position of the circassian community in syria, however, may be in danger. Attempts at reducing the language to writing in the 19th and early 20th century had also failed. Polymorphisms in factor ii and factor v thrombophilia genes among circassians in jordan article pdf available in journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 351 july 2012 with 193 reads. The circassians in jordan a brief introduction by amjad jaimoukha.

Jordan represents a special case of different ethnic populations genetically isolated and living in the same environment barbujani et al. They have been central to the culture and history of jordan, where about 100,000 of the worlds 3. The percentage of government critics in this parliament is lower than previously. In jordan, circassian identity presents itself paradoxically as tribalism, while in turkey it takes the form of minority politics. This thesis provides a brief historical background of the circassians prior to their migration to transjordan, outlines the means by which the circassians reached their high status in jordanian society, the methods by which they have maintained this position, and offers a projection as to the future of the circassians in jordan. This is an ongoing project aiming for the eventual publication of a booklet on the circassians in jerash to document their history in the ancient town.

The circassians in jerash compiled and edited by amjad jaimoukha. Circassians in jordan immisoft integration research institute. An adyghe has served as a prime minister said almufti, ministers commonly at least one minister should represent the circassians in each cabinet, high rank officers, etc. Many jordanian circassians, for example, speak arabic and hardly speak the adyge language at all. The key images of being displaced, settlers, and muslims enable circas sians both to maintain a sense of difference but also to integrate into the broader jordanian society. The kabardians or upper circassians number about 345,000 and live mostly in the republic of kabardinobalkaria, russia. Metabolic syndrome between two ethnic minority groups. Pdf circassian reimmigration to the caucasus researchgate.

Jordan european forum for democracy and solidarity. The jordan times is an independent englishlanguage daily published by the jordan press foundationsince october 26, 1975. There is a colony of emigrants from the caucasus in paterson, new jersey, and. A senior researcher assistant president at the royal scientific society in jordan. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy, with its king holding most of the political power.