Today, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has the largest recipients of migrants in the world. In order to govern the progressively migrant population in the GCC, the Kafala system was created. The...Show moreToday, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has the largest recipients of migrants in the world. In order to govern the progressively migrant population in the GCC, the Kafala system was created. The system requires the sponsor-employer to assume full legal and economic responsibility for the migrant worker during their period in the GCC. Traditionally, the majority of literature on the Kafala system derives from human rights groups that criticize the sponsorship system. Human rights groups have gone so far as claiming the Kafala is a form of contemporary slavery and therefore should be abolished. Considering the claims made by the Human rights groups, this thesis analyzes how the Kafala system is comparable to a form of contemporary slavery and whether it is accurate to say that these workers are modern-day slaves.Show less
In this thesis, I am analyzing the online media discourse on Rehana, a female fighter aganist the Islamic State. By applying different theoretical lenses such as critical discourse analysis and...Show moreIn this thesis, I am analyzing the online media discourse on Rehana, a female fighter aganist the Islamic State. By applying different theoretical lenses such as critical discourse analysis and semiotic analysis, I am criticially analyzing the representation of Rehana. Based on research on the representation of other female fighters, I am problematizing the effect of this representation on Rehana's agency. I argue that the media discourse on Rehana is undermining her agency by objectifying her through language and forcing her into fixed narratives informed by sexist and orientalist stereotypes instead of representing her justly.Show less
