Moving in the Shadows brings together for the first time in a single volume, an examination of violence against women and children within the diverse communities of the UK. Its strength lies in its gendered focus as well as its understanding of the need for an integrated approach to all forms of violence against women, whilst foregrounding the experiences of minority women, the communities they are part of, and the organizations which have advocated for their rights and given them voice.
Moving in the Shadows; I: Perspectives; 1: At the Intersection; 2: Multi-faithism and the Gender Question; 3: Violent Intersections; 4: Sexuality and South Asian Women; II: Forms and Contexts of Violence; 5: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back; 6: 'It's all about stopping you from getting on with your life'; 7: Criminal Gangs, Male-Dominated Services and the Women and Girls Who Fall Through the Gaps; 8: Possession or Oppression; 9: Lost for Words; 10: 'True Honour'; 11: "It begins with Sister" 1; III: Interventions and Responses; 12: Finding a Voice; 13: Women Seeking Asylum - Failed Twice Over; 14: Working Trans-culturally with Domestically Violent Men; 15: Challenging Domestic Abuse in the Arabic Speaking Community; 16: A Fuss About Nothing?
Yasmin Rehman is a freelance consultant and doctoral candidate at SOAS, University of London, UK. Liz Kelly is Roddick Chair on Violence Against Women at London Metropolitan University, UK. Hannana Siddiqui works for Southall Black Sisters, UK.