Mary Nyangweso – författare

This book builds on work that examines the interactions between immigration and gender-based violence, to explore how both the justification and condemnation of violence in the name of religion further complicates our societal relationships. Violence has been described as a universal challenge that is rooted in the social formation process. As humans seek to exert power on the other, conflict occurs. Gender based violence, immigration, and religious values have often intersected where patriarchy-based power is exerted on the other. An international panel of contributors take a multidisciplinary approach to investigating three central themes. Firstly, the intersection between religion, immigration, domestic violence, and human rights. Secondly, the possibility of collaboration between various social units for the protection of immigrants’ human rights. Finally, the need to integrate faith-based initiatives and religious leaders into efforts to transform attitude formation and general social behavior. This is a wide-ranging and multi-layered examination of the role of religion in gender-based violence and immigration. As such, it will be of keen interest to academics working in religious studies, gender studies, politics, and ethics.

This book considers how people of African descent can generate policies and ideas for the twenty-first century that are embedded in the ideals of Pan-Africanism.For decades, Pan-Africanism has championed an intellectual ideal that recognizes the unity of people of African descent in their efforts to resist imperialism, racism, slavery, inequality, and neo-colonialism while advancing the decolonization of Africa. Yet, despite the Pan-African commitment to self-determination and transformation based on common interests and identities, in many areas of Africa there has been a resurgence in the discrimination and suppression of people of African descent, marked by fraudulent elections, the suppression of opposition parties and the media, and the exile of key intellectual figures. This book argues that Pan-African ideas can help to provide practical solutions that address both persisting and emerging challenges, such as the scramble for material wealth by Europeans and now the Chinese. Interdisciplinary and collaborative by design, this book brings together a range of themes, from women’s contributions to the movement, to Ubuntu, to the role of religion, politics, and the environment, with the intention of mobilising a new generation to reclaim their African culture, knowledge, dignity and equality.This important new book will be of interest to Pan-African researchers and students across the social sciences, as well as to activists and civil society actors.

This book considers the diverse journeys which Africans have made throughout human history and how they have formed distinct socio-cultural and religious diaspora communities outside of the continent of Africa.Starting from prehistoric times, the book traces the movements of Africans to the diaspora, highlighting how their evolving circumstances, persistence, and resilience in the face of oppression and marginalization resulted in the formation of unique heritage rooted in the African experience. The book traces the often unacknowledged and sometimes erased role that African epistemologies, cultural heritage, history, methodological understandings, evolutions, and revitalized forms religiosity and spirituality have played in shaping contemporary societies around the world. The book concludes by focusing specifically on the role of religion as an agent of socialization and empowerment of the African experience across the globe.Grounding its discussion in interdisciplinary pan-African ideas, this book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of African studies, history, anthropology, sociology, culture, and religion.

This book builds on work that examines the interactions between immigration and gender-based violence, to explore how both the justification and condemnation of violence in the name of religion further complicates our societal relationships. Violence has been described as a universal challenge that is rooted in the social formation process. As humans seek to exert power on the other, conflict occurs. Gender based violence, immigration, and religious values have often intersected where patriarchy-based power is exerted on the other.An international panel of contributors take a multidisciplinary approach to investigating three central themes. Firstly, the intersection between religion, immigration, domestic violence, and human rights. Secondly, the possibility of collaboration between various social units for the protection of immigrants’ human rights. Finally, the need to integrate faith-based initiatives and religious leaders into efforts to transform attitude formation and general social behavior.This is a wide-ranging and multi-layered examination of the role of religion in gender-based violence and immigration. As such, it will be of keen interest to academics working in religious studies, gender studies, politics, and ethics.

This book comprehensively examines the practice of female genital mutilation and proposes new intervention programs and community-based initiatives that protect the rights of children and women who live with the serious risks and long-term consequences of the practice.Why is FGM on the increase in industrialized countries in spite of existing policies against the practice? How is political correctness contributing to this increase? And how does religion contribute implicitly or explicitly to the persistence of FGM? This work is authored by a Kenyan immigrant to the United States who recognizes the necessity of better protection of women's rights regarding FGM in first-world nations and the need for these countries to recognize this issue as a serious challenge to values and health services. The book provides complete information about the practice of female genital cutting, explaining its origin, identifying the countries where this practice is common, and documenting the rise of FGM in industrialized nations. The second half of the book examines existing intervention programs with the goal of improving the situation by way of transforming policies, addressing the legal aspects of the issue, and improving health care services. A powerful resource for college and university level students in the humanities, social science, and medical fields, this book will also serve general readers with interest in examining challenges women grapple with internationally.