The Evolution of Palestinian Islamic Awakening and Resistance Thought in the Novel *Mornings in Jenin*

Khajehim, Ahmad; Ghafooriyan Mohaddes, Asma; Jamshidi, Zahra; Delbari, Hasan

The Evolution of Palestinian Islamic Awakening and Resistance Thought in the Novel Mornings in Jenin

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ahmad Khajehim ¹

asma ghafooriyan mohaddes ²

zahra jamshidi ²

hasan delbari ²

¹ Department of Persian Language and Literature, Arts and Humanities Faculty, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

² Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

Abstract

Since 1948, when Palestinians were displaced from their homeland and their territory was occupied by Israeli forces, the perspective toward the occupation has not remained uniform. Some have considered the solution to the conflict to be through struggle and the expulsion of Zionists, confronting the Israeli regime through two distinct approaches: Islamist and Nationalist. Others, however, have sought peace with Israel and the creation of a calm atmosphere and mutual respect between the two hostile sides. This duality has led to the emergence of two different worldviews among two distinct intellectual classes (Problem).

In this research, conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and relying on Lucien Goldmann’s theory of Genetic Structuralism, the novel's characters and their beliefs are examined to analyze the shifts in Palestinian perspectives regarding the nature of confrontation with Israel and the underlying causes (Method).

The findings of this study indicate a gradual evolution in the perspectives of Palestinian generations, which includes friendship with Jewish immigrants, passivity toward occupation, armed struggle, non-violent steadfastness (sumud), and eventually, peace with Israel. The reason for the Palestinian author’s support for the peace proposal with Israel is her convergence with Western-American thought and the avoidance of authentic Islamic beliefs regarding Jihad and resistance (Findings).

Keywords

Palestine

Resistance

Israel

Evolution (Transformation)

Susan Abulhawa

Subjects