Islam and Social Work

by Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen; Husain, Fatima; Spalek, Basia

• ISBN13: 9781861349484
• ISBN10: 1861349483
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-02
• Publisher: Policy Pr

Summary

In the post 9/11 world, with Muslim communities in the West experiencing Islamaphobia from sections of the public, and increasing surveillance and control by the state, 'integration' and 'multiculturalism' have become particularly important topics.Traditionally, equality and diversity issues have been addressed through the lens of race/ethnicity, and the faith identities of minority ethnic communities have been largely bypassed. But there is a need for policies and services that are sensitive to faith in general, and Islam in particular.

Author Biography

Basia Spalek is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminal justice studies at the University of Birmingham.

Table of Contents

List of case studies, figures and tables	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Aims and scope	p. 1
Definition of terms	p. 5
Organisation of the book	p. 5
Addressing 'race' and ethnicity in social work	p. 7
Social work, ethnocentrism and the influence of postmodernism	p. 8
Reflectivity in social work	p. 11
Sara's story	p. 12
Fatima's story	p. 14
Basia's story	p. 16
The Muslim ummah: context and concepts	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
The establishment of an Islamic community	p. 20
The Qur'an, the hadith and the shari'a	p. 20
Islam and Muslims	p. 21
Fundamental principles of the ummah	p. 23
Sacred spaces	p. 26
Gender and Islam	p. 28
Culture, faith and tradition	p. 29
Denominational diversity	p. 29
Nationalism and fundamentalism	p. 31
Migration and Muslim communities in Europe	p. 32
Politicisation and the quest for identity	p. 38
Human dignity and insan al-kamil	p. 40
Social work education and Islam	p. 43
Addressing discrimination in social work education	p. 43
Globalisation and social work	p. 45
Teaching cultural diversity	p. 47
Dominant pedagogies	p. 48
Social work values	p. 49
Islamic values	p. 52
The welfare of the community	p. 54
Individual freedom and social conformity	p. 55
Conflict in values	p. 56
Spirituality, epistemology and cosmology	p. 60
Assessments and cultural diversity	p. 64
Gender relations and the centrality of the family	p. 67
Family morphology	p. 67
Marriage	p. 73
Parenthood and child-rearing	p. 76
Sexuality	p. 78
Conforming to gender norms	p. 80
Modesty and propriety	p. 81
Feminism and Islam	p. 85
Working with families	p. 91
Contemporary family conflicts: changing gender roles	p. 92
Family crisis due to 'unlawful' sexuality	p. 93
Divorce	p. 96
Domestic violence: forms and features	p. 97
Spousal abuse in the Muslim communities	p. 98
Obtaining help	p. 100
Sexual abuse of spouses	p. 103
Forced marriage as domestic violence	p. 106
Murder, 'honour' and domestic violence	p. 108
Abuse of children	p. 110
Adoption and fostering	p. 118
Health issues and Muslim families	p. 123
Medicine in historical Islam	p. 123
Faith, culture and health	p. 123
Reproduction	p. 125
Genital mutilation	p. 130
Disability and Islam	p. 135
Mental health issues	p. 140
End of life	p. 146
Muslim communities, crime, victimisation and criminal justice	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
'Race'/ethnicity and criminal justice	p. 153
Muslim communities and victimisation	p. 154
Muslim communities and crime	p. 160
Muslim communities, prisons and rehabilitation	p. 162
Concluding remarks	p. 167
Reflecting on aims	p. 167
Values revisited	p. 167
Considering oppression	p. 168
Future directions for research	p. 170
References	p. 171
Index	p. 193
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