Moving in the Shadows: Violence in the Lives of Minority Women and Children

Contents: Moving in the shadows: Introduction, Liz Kelly Part I Perspectives: At the intersection: Black and minority ethnic women and the criminal justice system, Sharon Smee Multi-faithism and the gender question: implications of government policy on the struggle for equality and rights for minority women in the UK, Pragna Patel Violent intersections: re-visiting the traffic in women and girls, Jackie Turner Sexuality and South Asian women: a taboo?, Shaminder Takhar. Part II Forms and Contexts of Violence: Two steps forward, one step back: the fight against female genital mutilation in the UK, Makeba Roach and Comfort Momoh a "Ita (TM)s all about stopping you from getting on with your lifea (TM): post-separation violence in the lives of Asian and African-Caribbean women, Ravi K. Thiara Criminal gangs, male-dominated services and the women and girls who fall through the gaps, Carlene Firmin Possession or oppression: witchcraft and spirit possession accusations as a form of ritual abuse of children and women, Emelie Secker and Yasmin Rehman Lost for words: difficulties naming and disclosing sexual violence in Hindi, Swati Pande a "True honoura (TM): domestic violence, forced marriage and honour crimes in the UK, Hannana Siddiqui a "It begins with Sistera (TM): polygyny and Muslims in Britain, Yasmin Rehman. Part III Interventions and Responses: Finding a voice - African and Caribbean heritage women help seeking, Ava Kanyeredzi Women seeking asylum - failed twice over, Debora Singer Working trans-culturally with domestically violent men, Phil Price Challenging domestic abuse in the Arabic speaking community: the experience of Al-Aman, Mohamed Abdalla Ballela A fuss about nothing? Delivering services to Black and minority ethnic survivors of gender violence - the role of the specialist Black and minority ethnic womena (TM)s sector, Marai Larasi Index.