“Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia
Community leaders in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia, particularly Afghan migrant communities, may play an important role in understanding and responding to family violence. This paper explores the role and perspectives of religious and community leaders in the...
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| description | Community leaders in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia, particularly Afghan migrant communities, may play an important role in understanding and responding to family violence. This paper explores the role and perspectives of religious and community leaders in the Afghan community in South Australia in relation to preventing and responding to family violence. It is argued that these leaders play a pivotal role in their community as they can act as gatekeepers between their own and the Australian community. This paper concludes that it is imperative that governments and the legal system engage with CALD communities to better understand faith related factors such as the relevance of Islamic law and culture for Afghan Muslim communities in South Australia. At the same time, the education of the broader Australian and Afghan communities and their religious and community leaders in both Islamic law and the Australian legal system is a vital factor in combating and reducing family violence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-620d4b40b635465db6021ea7eeb572732023-11-19T12:46:30ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-09-01149120810.3390/rel14091208“Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South AustraliaLana Zannettino0Marinella Marmo1Hossein Esmaeili2Jenny Richards3College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, AustraliaCollege of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, AustraliaCollege of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, AustraliaCollege of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, AustraliaCommunity leaders in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia, particularly Afghan migrant communities, may play an important role in understanding and responding to family violence. This paper explores the role and perspectives of religious and community leaders in the Afghan community in South Australia in relation to preventing and responding to family violence. It is argued that these leaders play a pivotal role in their community as they can act as gatekeepers between their own and the Australian community. This paper concludes that it is imperative that governments and the legal system engage with CALD communities to better understand faith related factors such as the relevance of Islamic law and culture for Afghan Muslim communities in South Australia. At the same time, the education of the broader Australian and Afghan communities and their religious and community leaders in both Islamic law and the Australian legal system is a vital factor in combating and reducing family violence.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/9/1208family violencereligious and community leadersAfghan communityculturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)Muslim and Islamic culture and law |
| spellingShingle | Lana Zannettino Marinella Marmo Hossein Esmaeili Jenny Richards “Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia Religions family violence religious and community leaders Afghan community culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Muslim and Islamic culture and law |
| title | “Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia |
| title_full | “Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia |
| title_fullStr | “Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia |
| title_short | “Gatekeeping Family Violence”: The Role of Religious and Community Leaders in the Afghan Migrant Community in South Australia |
| title_sort | gatekeeping family violence the role of religious and community leaders in the afghan migrant community in south australia |
| topic | family violence religious and community leaders Afghan community culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Muslim and Islamic culture and law |
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