International Marriages and Marital Citizenship: Southeast Asian Women on the Move by Asuncion Fresnoza-Flot and Gwenola Ricordeau (eds)

In Southeast Asia, many women in radical groups have extreme views and they are ready to join Jihadist movement to support her husband's actions as Jihad fi sabilillah. In this context, experience in Southeast Asia shows the increasing involvement of women in terrorism by reason of following the husband's jihad to fight thogut regimes in the region. Meanwhile, there are a large number of Islamic terrorist organizations involving active women throughout the Southeast Asian region, from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore to the Philippines. In this regard, the emergence of ISIS has strengthened and institutionalized acts of terror and violence by Southeast Asian women following the ISIS declaration to establish a regional khilafah (Caliphate).

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Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Alcohol Use Among a Sample of Foreign-Born Southeast Asian Women in an Urban Setting in the United States

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260510362876 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 211-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Frank Y. Wong ◽

Julia DiGangi ◽

Darwin Young ◽

Z. Jennifer Huang ◽

Brian D. Smith ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Partner Violence ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Urban Setting ◽

Asian Women ◽

Foreign Born

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Plant-based food taboos in pregnancy and the postpartum period in Southeast Asia – a systematic review of literature

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-02-2018-0059 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 949-961 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Realm Köhler ◽

Sudathip Sae-tan ◽

Christine Lambert ◽

Hans Konrad Biesalski

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Postpartum Period ◽

Cultural Practices ◽

Practical Implication ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Primary Data ◽

Asian Women ◽

Content Type ◽

Food Taboos ◽

Increased Risk

PurposeFood taboos during pregnancy and the postpartum period have been linked to increased risk of maternal and neonatal death. This paper aims to present plant-based food restrictions on Southeast Asian women during pregnancy and after giving birth and the rationale behind such cultural practices.Design/methodology/approachGoogle® Scholar, PubMed and Scopus search using the term food taboo, its synonyms and truncations, in combination with the terms pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding, and with the name of the Southeast Asian countries, was conducted from January to February 2017. Articles were included in the review if their full texts were accessible online, in English, published from 2005 to 2016 and if they contained primary data from either quantitative or qualitative method.FindingsA total of 281 articles were downloaded, and 28 were included in this review. The food taboos and the reasons for avoidance were collated and grouped per their occurrence and according to the country or countries where they are practiced. In total, 14 papers generated data on food taboos during pregnancy, 16 papers on postpartum food taboos and/or 6 on breastfeeding.Research limitations/implicationsThis review pools together relevant information about plant-based food taboos Southeast Asian women adhere to during pregnancy and after giving birth. However, data are absent for some of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, and there is a need for more research to get up-to-date information on the local women’s adherence to these cultural practices.Practical implicationThe knowledge of these practices can support stakeholders who are contributing to the reduction of maternal and under-five mortality ratios in Southeast Asia.Originality/valueThis is the first review paper on food taboos covering all ASEAN members and highlighting the need for cultural sensitivity to properly address maternal and child health problems in the region.

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