The Psycho-emotional and Economic Resilience of Christian in the Aftermath of the 2013 Joseph Colony Attacks

Abstract

This research paper is designed to provide an in-depth view of what the widows of the Christians martyred in the 2013 terrorist attacks went through as well as insight into the survival tactics they utilized to survive and thrive in society. For this purpose, interviews were conducted from ten widows from Joseph Colony and a narrative analysis was conducted to analyze these interviews in light of the topic of this research paper.  Secondary sources included academic journals, published books as well as online resources. The resilience these women displayed after the deaths of their husbands is looked at in this study and it also aims to incorporate other models of resilience in the world. For this purpose, a fair amount of literature is available, especially after the 9/11 attacks in United States of America. A purposive sample was taken and qualitative research methodology was applied. After providing a history of Christians in the subcontinent the study moves to showing the effects of resilience in counter terrorism. It was discovered that many women faced pressure from their families because of the lack of breadwinner, many had to start working where they had never done so before and some had to depend on the goodwill of their relatives to keep food on the table. However, most of these women overcame the obstacles and decided to productively contribute to society despite their lack of education and opportunities. Therefore, they were resilient in the face of massive psycho-emotional and economic stresses.