List of case studies, figures and tables
Addressing 'race' and ethnicity in social work
Social work, ethnocentrism and the influence of postmodernism
Reflectivity in social work
2. The Muslim ummah: context and concepts
The establishment of an Islamic community
The Qur'an, the hadith and the shari'a
Fundamental principles of the ummah
Culture, faith and tradition
Nationalism and fundamentalism
Migration and Muslim communities in Europe
Politicisation and the quest for identity
Human dignity and insan al-kamil
3. Social work education and Islam
Addressing discrimination in social work education
Globalisation and social work
Teaching cultural diversity
The welfare of the community
Individual freedom and social conformity
Spirituality, epistemology and cosmology
Assessments and cultural diversity
4. Gender relations and the centrality of the family
Parenthood and child-rearing
Conforming to gender norms
Contemporary family conflicts: changing gender roles
Family crisis due to 'unlawful' sexuality
Domestic violence: forms and features
Spousal abuse in the Muslim communities
Forced marriage as domestic violence
Murder, 'honour' and domestic violence
6. Health issues and Muslim families
Medicine in historical Islam
Faith, culture and health
7. Muslim communities, crime, victimisation and criminal justice
'Race'/ethnicity and criminal justice
Muslim communities and victimisation
Muslim communities and crime
Muslim communities, prisons and rehabilitation
Future directions for research
