The Concept of Honour and Shame for South Asian British Muslim Men and Women

The Colourful Heritage Project (CHP) is the first community heritage focused charitable initiative in Scotland aiming to preserve and to celebrate the contributions of early South Asian and Muslim migrants to Scotland. It has successfully collated a considerable number of oral stories to create an online video archive, providing first-hand accounts of the personal journeys and emotions of the arrival of the earliest generation of these migrants in Scotland and highlighting the inspiring lessons that can be learnt from them. The CHP’s aims are first to capture these stories, second to celebrate the community’s achievements, and third to inspire present and future South Asian, Muslim and Scottish generations. It is a community-led charitable project that has been actively documenting a collection of inspirational stories and personal accounts, uniquely told by the protagonists themselves, describing at first hand their stories and adventures. These range all the way from the time of partition itself to resettling in Pakistan, and then to their final accounts of arriving in Scotland. The video footage enables the public to see their facial expressions, feel their emotions and hear their voices, creating poignant memories of these great men and women, and helping to gain a better understanding of the South Asian and Muslim community’s earliest days in Scotland.

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Sex differences in the association of sphingolipids with age in Dutch and South-Asian Surinamese living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Biology of Sex Differences ◽

10.1186/s13293-020-00353-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mirthe Muilwijk ◽

Nardie Callender ◽

Susan Goorden ◽

Frédéric M. Vaz ◽

Irene G. M. van Valkengoed

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

South Asian ◽

Plasma Concentrations ◽

Plasma Lipid ◽

Ethnic Origin ◽

Sphingolipid Metabolism ◽

Cvd Risk ◽

Men And Women ◽

Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass

Abstract Background Men have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) early in life, while women have a higher risk later in life. The sex-related differences in CVD risk, especially by age, could be related to sphingolipid metabolism. We compared plasma sphingolipid concentrations and its increase by age in men and women. Methods Plasma concentrations of 13 types of sphingolipids were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in a random subsample of 328 men and 372 women of Dutch and South-Asian Surinamese ethnic origin, participating in the HELIUS study. Sphingolipid concentrations were compared between men and women by age group (18–39, 40–55, and 56–70 years). Multiple linear regression was used to determine sex differences in age trends in sphingolipids stratified by ethnicity. Analyses were performed without adjustment and adjusted for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Results At age 18–39 years, sphingolipid concentrations were lower in women than those in men, but at age 56–70 years this was reversed. At higher age, women showed higher concentrations than men. In line, we observed a more rapid increase of sphingolipid concentrations by age in women than in men. The observed sex differences were not explained by BMI or waist circumference. Patterns of sex differences were similar across ethnic groups, although the strength of associations differed. Conclusions Mean sphingolipid concentrations increase more rapidly with age in women than in men. Therefore, plasma lipid concentrations of sphingolipids, although lower in women than in men at younger age, are higher in women than in men at older age.

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Domestic Violence Victimization among South Asian Immigrant Men and Women in the United States

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211015262 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110152

Author(s):

Abha Rai ◽

Y. Joon Choi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

South Asian ◽

South Asians ◽

The United States ◽

Asian Immigrant ◽

Men And Women ◽

Violence Victimization ◽

Immigrant Men ◽

South Asian Immigrant

Domestic violence is a pernicious social problem in the United States and a cause of national concern. The South Asian culture disempowers individuals experiencing domestic violence from recognizing and reporting victimization. Structural inequities may also discourage reporting victimization. These issues have led to inconsistent findings of domestic violence prevalence rates. Additionally, domestic violence studies with South Asians in the United States have predominantly focused on women, omitting men from this purview of research. The purpose of this study was to examine domestic violence victimization rates as well as their correlates among South Asian immigrant men and women. The sample for this cross-sectional study included 468 South Asians across the 50 U.S. states. Descriptive statistics were used to establish rates of domestic violence victimization. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to examine the correlates of domestic violence victimization. All of the sociodemographic information was added in step 1, and acculturation and gender-role attitudes were added as covariates in step 2. The most prevalent type of domestic violence victimization was physical violence (48%), followed by emotional (38%), economic (35%), verbal (27%), immigration-related (26%), in-laws related (19%), and ultimately sexual abuse (11%). Prevalence rates were higher for women than for men in each type of violence. According to the logistic regression results, education, generational position, family type, and employment were significant correlates of domestic violence victimization. Prior to development of prevention programs by community agencies, it is essential to understand the nature and prevalence of domestic violence experiences among South Asians. The victimization of men in addition to women adds to the novelty of this research study and paves the way for practitioners and scholars to engage in conversations about providing both male and female victims of domestic violence with the needed resources and support. The article will discuss implications for research, practice, and policy.

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‘Ā’isha, Mother of the Faithful: The Prototype of Muslim Women Ulama

Al-Jami ah Journal of Islamic Studies ◽

10.14421/ajis.2015.531.159-179 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

pp. 159

Author(s):

Fatih Harpci

Keyword(s):

Family Life ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Men And Women ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

Teaching Knowledge ◽

Ideal Woman ◽

Muslim Men

Having a unique intelligence and assertiveness, ‘Ā’isha has been regarded Islam’s ideal woman scholar. She was not only as one of the earliest reporters of the authentic sayings of the Prophet Muḥammad, but also a great source for conveying his private family life. The article seeks to show that ‘Ā’isha’s life in the 7th century Arabia is especially remarkable when examined through the lenses of contemporary times. Her main characteristic was her critical, ever-inquisitive, and curious mind. Through the questions she was able to ask, ‘Ā’isha became a bridge between the time of the Prophet and the contemporary Muslim life. The important role she played in the scholarly efforts of Muslim men and women in learning and teaching knowledge needs to be examined and properly emphasized. Her sound scholarship in Islamic disciplines include but was not necessarily be limited to hadith, tafsīr, fiqh, literature, and poetry. Today Muslim women may take ‘Ā’isha not only as a pious example, but follow her intelligence, curiosity, and reasoning.[Dengan kecerdasan dan kepercayaan diri yang khas, Ā’isha terkenal sebagai seorang ulama perempuan yang ideal. Tidak hanya dikenal sebagai perawi hadis, dia juga merupakan rujukan yang hebat mengenai masalah-masalah pribadi dan keluarga. Artikel ini menunjukkan bahwa kehidupa seorang Ā’isha pada abad ke-7 di Arabia sangatlah luar biasa pada masanya, dengan karakternya yang kritis, penuh rasa ingin tahu, dan bersemangat untuk mempelajari apa saja. Melalui pertanyaan yang dapat diajukan, Ā’isha mampu menjadi jembatan antara Nabi dan kehidupan umat masa itu. Peran penting yang dia mainkan dalam dunia keilmuan serta pembelajaran dan pengajaran sangat perlu diteliti dan digarisbawahi. Pandangan-pandangannya mencakup --tetapi tidak sebatas-- hadis, tafsir, fikih, sastra, dan puisi. Perempuan Islam saat ini tidak hanya dapat mengikuti Ā’isha sebagai teladan kesalihan, tetapi juga mesti mengikuti kecerdasan, keingintahuan, dan penalarannya.]

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Assimilation

Flexible Bodies ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190840136.003.0002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 71-115

Author(s):

Anusha Kedhar

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Terrorist Attacks ◽

National Imaginary ◽

Muslim Men ◽

Muslim Communities ◽

Integrated Or ◽

Male Dancers

Chapter 2 theorizes the flexibility of, specifically, male British South Asian dancers in relation to debates about assimilation and citizenship that (re-)emerged in the wake of the July 7, 2005, terrorist attacks in London. In neoliberalism, assimilation is required to participate in globalized capitalist markets; otherness must either be integrated or eliminated. The 7/7 bombings, carried out by four British citizens, called into question the allegiance of Britain’s South Asian/Muslim communities, which led to hotly contested debates about the perceived failures of multiculturalism to assimilate Britain’s “Others.” The bombings ossified stereotypes of the British Asian/Muslim man as “rigid” and “inflexible” (in beliefs and ideologies), unable or unwilling to assimilate. Analyzing works by three choreographers, zero degrees (2005) and Abide with Me (2012) by Akram Khan, Faultline (2007) by Shobana Jeyasingh, and Quick! (2006) by Nina Rajarani, this chapter examines how British South Asian choreographers countered popular (mis)conceptions of British Asian/Muslim men as rigid and inflexible in the post-7/7 national imaginary by staging more fluid, flexible, and, thus, more assimilable British Asian masculinities. It also foregrounds the onstage and offstage experiences of some of the male dancers in these works and how they navigated increased surveillance, racism, and restrictions on movement in the aftermath of the bombings.

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The Materials of Home: Studying Domesticity in Late Colonial India

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1093/ahr/rhz641 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 124 (4) ◽

pp. 1302-1315 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Abigail McGowan

Keyword(s):

Middle Class ◽

South Asian ◽

Men And Women ◽

Colonial India ◽

Home Life ◽

Material Goods ◽

Opening Up ◽

Role Of Men

Abstract In this essay I argue for opening up South Asian historiography on the home to explore not just ideals of middle-class domesticity, but also the material goods and spaces of home lives. This helps to rethink class, as ideals of middle-class respectability were often worked out in buildings and through goods shared with lower classes, deploying caste hierarchies to articulate definitions of proper home life. At the same time, taking materials and spaces seriously allows attention to the role of men in shaping and experiencing homes, whether as designers, retailers, planners, or residents themselves. Drawing on the specific example of the iconic firm Kamdar Ltd., which created modern home interiors in mid-century Bombay, I argue that thinking through the materials of home allows attention to the global engagements of home life defined in class and caste terms, by men and women alike.

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‘From Purdah to Parliament’

Hawwa ◽

10.1163/15692086-12341312 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 278-309

Author(s):

M. Reza Pirbhai

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

South Asian ◽

Muslim Women ◽

Modernization Theory ◽

Social Activist ◽

Men And Women ◽

Post Colonial ◽

South Asian History ◽

History Of ◽

Asian History

Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah was a Pakistani author, politician, diplomat and social-activist whose life bridges the late colonial and post-colonial phases of South Asian history. Her biography illustrates the discursive pressures shaping the lives of upper and intermediate class men and women of her generation, particularly as manifested in the unquestioned tropes of modernization theory. However, the same life reveals that her notion of the tradition-modernity dichotomy does not extend to the equation of Islam with tradition. The secular-religious divide, in fact, does not feature in her thought or activism at all. The latter activism also problematizes the assumption that Muslim women, any more of less than non-Muslims, are marginal or peripheral players in the history of the twentieth century.

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Scripture and Society in Modern Muslim Asia—A Symposium Introduction

The Journal of Asian Studies ◽

10.2307/2058853 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 559-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

John R. Bowen

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

Religious Education ◽

Social Reform ◽

Political Movements ◽

Men And Women ◽

Modern Period ◽

Wide Range ◽

Muslim Men ◽

Do So

Since the late nineteenth century, Muslim movements for religious and social reform have underscored the value of making scripture accessible to a broad public. Scholars and activists alike have urged ordinary Muslim men and women to study and follow the Qur'ān and the hadīth (the reports of the Prophet Muhammad's words and deeds), and to do so they have rendered these scriptural writings and commentaries on them into the vernaculars of Asia, Africa, and Europe. They have also framed a wide range of appeals—to study the sciences, to modernize society, to stage a revolution—in the language and format of scriptural commentary. Vernacular writings (and, more recently, audio and videocassettes) based on scripture provide the foundations of popular religious education (Shahrani 1991), figure prominently in political movements (Fischer 1980; Kepel 1985), and serve as guides for living for Muslims traveling outside their homelands (Kepel 1987). The modern period has seen an explosion in the range of languages, genres, and contexts in which Muslims have authoritatively deployed scripture.

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Spousal Violence: A Mokken Scaling Analysis of Attitudes of South Asian Men and Women

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/vv-d-18-00043 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 656-673

Author(s):

Parveen Ali ◽

Roger Watson

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

South Asian ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Men And Women ◽

Mokken Scaling ◽

Asian Men ◽

Secondary Analyses

Attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) are usually explored by asking participants to respond to some statements describing various instances or situations. Currently, we do not know if responses to such questions or statements are random, leading to a total score which is hard to compare between respondents, or in a hierarchical manner which makes such comparison much more meaningful. The study was conducted to explore the structure of an “attitudes to intimate partner” violence scale used in the Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS), for a hierarchy of items according to the criteria of Mokken scaling. Secondary analyses of the data related to attitudes to IPV of South Asian men and women, collected by the DHS from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Nepal between 2006 and 2014. A strong Mokken scale was apparent in the data with IPV by men being most justified in cases where the wife neglected the children and least endorsed in the case of refusing to have sex. Men and women endorsed the items in the same order, but some inter country differences were apparent.

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