“I thought in order to get to God I had to win their approval”: a qualitative analysis of the experiences of Muslim victims abused by religious authority figures
Journal article
Authors | Rahmanara Chowdhury, Belinda Winder, Nicholas Blagden and Farooq Mulla |
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Abstract | The abuse of individuals by religious authority figures has generated considerable political, civic and media attention. To date, much of this focus has been on Catholic and Anglican priests, although instances in the Buddhist community have also emerged. This paper presents an analysis of the experiences of individuals (n = 6) who were victims of abuse by Imams (Muslim leaders) and/or Muslim faith teachers. Participants were interviewed and their accounts analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). This paper presents two superordinate themes that emerged from the rich data set: (i) Toxicity of silence and (ii) Barriers to the acknowledgement of abuse. Findings and implications of the research are discussed in relation to facilitating the reporting of abuse perpetrated by religious authority figures in the Muslim community. The authors argue that the difficulties for victims in reporting abuse have exacerbated the impact of the abuse, affecting their wellbeing and their relationships with their families and their faith. |
Keywords | Victims; sexual abuse; IPA; Muslim; religious; child abuse |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Sexual Aggression |
Journal citation | Vol 28 (Issue 2), pp. 196-217 |
Publisher | Routledge - Taylor and Francis |
ISSN | 1742-6545 |
1355-2600 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2021.1943023 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2021.1943023 |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Jun 2021 |
04 May 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 10 Jun 2021 |
Deposited | 24 May 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9yy22/-i-thought-in-order-to-get-to-god-i-had-to-win-their-approval-a-qualitative-analysis-of-the-experiences-of-muslim-victims-abused-by-religious-authority-figures
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