![]() ![]() A person must be able to fit into at least one group. The different forms of identity all work to split human beings into groups: male and female, Arabs and American, Jewish and Muslims etc. The term “identity” is defined as the way individual’s or groups of people defined themselves. Throughout the novels and film, we see Soraya, Nidali and Khadra on their journey in their search for their own cultural and national identity and being able to balance the two. In the film Salt of this Sea directed by Annemarie Jacir, and the novels The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf by Mohja Kahf and A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar the protagonist are conflicted on their identity. National identity usually depends on where you’re from or where you migrated to, while cultural identity has to do with an individual’s ethnicity, customs, foods, traditions etc. ![]() While, national and cultural identity are similar they are also different. Meanwhile, national identity is one’s identity of sense of belonging to one state or one nation. On that note, cultural identity is belonging to a group that shares the same beliefs and religion. Culture is a way of life of a group of people, it is the behaviors, beliefs, values, and language that they accept and are passed along by generations. It exercises influences on how we perceive the world around us, on the decisions we make and on how we view ourselves. ![]() Cultural and National identity play a crucial role on our lives everyday. ![]()
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