Change
From Within: Diverse Perspectives on Domestic
Violence in Muslim Communities, Edited
by Maha B. Alkhateeb and Salma Elkadi Abugideiri. Great Falls, VA: Peaceful Families Project, 2007.
Price: $39.95
View: Journal Review, introduction, author biographies and chapter abstracts)
To date, domestic violence in Muslim communities has received little attention. This book is one of the first edited volumes to focus on domestic violence in Muslim families. Bringing the experiences of diverse domestic violence advocates to the table, voices in this text include religious leaders, service providers, and researchers from multiple disciplines. Four survivors also share their stories, illustrating some of the challenges they faced, as well as their paths to healing. This volume illuminates unique domestic violence issues that Muslims face, and emphasizes Islam’s intolerance to abuse.
DVD - Garments for One Another: Ending Domestic Violence in Muslim Families (an educational & training program).
Co-Produced By FaithTrust Institute and Peaceful Families Project,, 2007.
Price:
$95
(Click here for additional information & purchasing)
An important new resource for mosques, religious leaders, social workers, community groups and shelter staff who offer help to Muslim women currently experiencing violence in their homes. This complete package offers solutions to prevent future violence within the context of the Islamic faith. Includes interviews with survivors, religious leaders, and community advocates.
Peaceful
Families : If You or Someone in Your Community
Is Experiencing Abuse At Home, There Is Help.
By the Peaceful Families Project, 2006.
Price: $2.00 (available in quantities of 20 or more)
For
purchasing please email: info at peacefulfamilies dot org, with "PFP Brochure Order" in the subject line.
This
detailed brochure includes an overview of domestic
violence, Islam's stance against abuse, and tips
for victims. Friends, community members, imams,
and community leaders are provided with guidelines
to help identify abusive situations and offer
appropriate support to victims. A resource section
highlights Muslim domestic violence organizations,
legal support, and national resources.
What
Islam Says about Domestic Violence: A Guide for
Helping Muslim Families,
by Zainab Alwani and Salma Abugideiri. Herndon,
VA: FAITH (Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate
Temporary Help), 2003.
Price:
$10.00
For
purchasing please contact the publisher: FAITH, 500
Grove Street, Suite 210, Herndon, VA, 20170. Telephone:
571-323-2198.
SYNOPSIS: "This
guide is written for anyone working in the area
of domestic violence: advocates, police officers,
mental health workers, shelter staff, medical
providers, lawyers, etc. It is intended to be
used as a training supplement for those who work
in this field, with specific reference to the
Power and Control Wheel. It was written as a result
of many questions and concerns presented by workers
who deal with Muslim women and families. Because
the religion of Islam and the culture of the Middle
East are relatively unfamiliar to most workers
in this country, dealing with the Muslim population
is often challenging and confusing...The goal
of this guide is to present an overview of the
teachings of Islam as related to the subject of
domestic violence. It is hoped that having this
understanding will guide workers to more effective
and more sensitive interventions with Muslim victims
of domestic violence" - extracted from Introduction.
Spiritually Sensitive Caregiving
By Janice Harris Lord, Melissa Hook, Sharon J. English, and Sharifa Alkhateeb, Burnsville, NC: Compassion Books, 2008.
Price:
$12.95
For
purchasing please contact the publisher: Compassion Books , 7036 State Hwy 80 South, Burnsville, NC, 28714. Phone: 800.970.4220.
Spiritually Sensitive Caregiving provides essential information about the religious beliefs and rituals, death issues, and justice issues of the six largest faith groups in the United States – Native American, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Carefully researched and organized, it assists caregivers in quickly and accurately providing appropriate support for people of unfamiliar cultures and religions who are hurting. In addition to basic information about religious beliefs, this handbook provides essential information to help with a wide range of issues, including
religious prohibitions,
death notification, autopsy and anatomical donation,
funeral and burial practices, beliefs about the afterlife, beliefs about justice, revenge and forgiveness, and restitution. The authors worked with a cadre of consultants and reviewers to include guidance for emergency responders, health care and mental health professionals, educators, law enforcement and other justice personnel, and any others who seek to offer culturally-sensitive services to those in need.
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Helping
Victims of Domestic Abuse: A Guide for Imams and
Community Leaders
By Shahina Siddiqui, Tempe, AZ: ISSA (Islamic
Social Services Association), 2005.
Price:
$3.00
For
purchasing please contact the publisher: ISSA, 1030
E. Baseline Road, Suite # 105 , PMB 955, Tempe
, AZ 85283-1314. Phone: 888.415.9920.
Marital
Discord: Recapturing the Full Islamic Spirit of
Human Dignity
By Abdulhamid A. Abusulayman. Herndon, VA: IIIT
(The International Institute of Islamic Thought),
2003.
Price:
$3.50
For
purchasing please contact: Halalco, 108
E. Fairfax St, Falls Church, VA 22046.
SYNOPSIS: "The
Qur'an speaks of living with each other on a footing
of love, kindness, mercy and mutual consultation
between husband and wife. It als
Marital
Discord: Recapturing the Full Islamic Spirit of
Human Dignity
By Abdulhamid A. Abusulayman. Herndon, VA: IIIT
(The International Institute of Islamic Thought),
2003.
Price:
$3.50
For
purchasing please contact: Halalco, 108
E. Fairfax St, Falls Church, VA 22046.
SYNOPSIS: "The
Qur'an speaks of living with each other on a footing
of love, kindness, mercy and mutual consultation
between husband and wife. It also addresses those
times when the atmosphere is strained. This paper
examines the issue of marital discord with a deep
sensitivity to the perspective of women. Criticising
an approach to the Qur'an that is misogynistic
rather than emancipatory the paper moves the debate
forward by introducing an alternative interpretation
of the Qur'anic text dealing with the issue of
marital discord. The explanation is fresh, firmly
on the side of women's human rights and recaptures
the full Islamic spirit of human dignity."
- Back Cover.
