38 research outputs found
Healing beyond the scars of female genital mutilation (FGM): the experiences of Somali women in England with therapeutic interventions
No full textA research portfolio submitted to the University of Wolverhampton for the Professional Doctorate: Counselling Psychology.This thesis explores the therapeutic experiences of Somali women in the UK who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or FGM reversal. It focuses on participants' perceptions of psychological interventions and, from these experiences, assesses the cultural competence of therapeutic interventions, addressing a significant gap in the existing literature. By examining how FGM survivors engage with various therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), it seeks to evaluate the efficacy of these interventions in addressing FGM-related trauma.
Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the study explores the lived
experiences of seven participants, identifying superordinate themes related to the
psychological impact of FGM, the therapeutic process, and therapist characteristics and exchanges. Integrating Erikson’s Developmental Theory offers insights into how trauma affects individuals at different life stages, with long-term and short-term consequences. The research also provides a framework for understanding the developmental impact of FGM, emphasising the importance of culturally informed, trauma-sensitive interventions that align with the psychosocial stages of development.
The findings begin to highlight the inadequacy of current therapeutic practices, which often fail to address the complex psychological, sexual, and relational trauma associated with FGM. By proposing interventions that are attentive to the survivor’s whole life through following therapeutic trajectories across the life-course, this research advances knowledge of therapies beyond CBT. Consequently, the research offers recommendations for developing more culturally informed and trauma-sensitive interventions that better meet the needs of FGM survivors. This contributes to the field of counselling psychology by advancing knowledge tailored to FGM-related mental health issues and informing the development of effective therapeutic frameworks
Hostile Environments: Mould, Race and Blame amidst Birmingham’s Housing Crisis
No full textThe UK Government Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy is aimed at making it difficult for migrants to stay in Britain. This approach has combined securitised practices of bordering and policing, with policies which have hollowed out state provisioning at community level. The purpose of this research was to understand how the hostile environment is experienced in the mouldy homes of Somali families who inhabit temporary or precarious accommodation in Birmingham. We conducted biographic interviews that focused on experiences of multiple forms of housing and creative workshops with more than 50 Somali women, and interviews with nodal figures within the housing ecology. We found that Somali families who have been unhomed livein overcrowded, private and temporary accommodations of varying states of disrepair. When these houses begin to make them sick, blame is apportioned to their quotidian acts of care and homemaking such that they encounter mould as a form of corporeal punishment for seeking state resources. We conclude by arguing that mould acts as a material and metaphor that brings attention to forms of racialised blamecaused byhostile environment and housing policies. We show how the subjects of such policies mobilise their bodies as sites of evidence to ‘hail’ the state
The right to complain can’t solve the housing crisis
No full textAwaab’s Law, that has just come into effect, gives tenants of social housing new powers against neglectful landlords. But Elizabeth Storer and Nikita Simpson warn that the right to complain, while a step in the right direction, has limited powers amidst a full blown housing crisis
On Being a Hardliner on Issues of Race and Culture in Mathematics Education Research
No full textIn this editorial, the author provides a revised written version of his remarks delivered at the 35th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Chicago, IL, November 15, 2013; the remarks were in response to Professor Na’ilah Suad Nasir’s (2013) plenary address “Why Should Mathematics Educators Care about Race and Culture?
Investigation, translation and applications of morphology, syntax and rhetoric for verses 13-34 of the poem Banet Suad by Ahmed b. Osman Efendi Pembezade
No full textLisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü, Temel İslam Bilimleri Ana Bilim DalıBu tezde Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi'nin yazdığı Şerhu Kâsideti Bânet Suad isimli eserin belli kısmının tercümesi ile dil, sarf, nahiv, belagat uygulamaları ve tahkikli metni ele alınmıştır. Sözü edilen kaside Kâ'b b. Züheyr'in Hz. Peygamber'e sunduğu bu vesileyle onun hırka-i saadetine nail olduğu Kasîdetü'l-Bürde'dir. Arap şiirinin en önemli örneklerinden biri olan ünlü kaside, Cahiliye şiirinin tüm özelliklerini içerisinde barındırması açısından, o dönemin şiir anlayışına ışık tutar niteliktedir. Bu önemine binaen kasidenin üzerine birçok şerhler, tahmisler ve taştirler yazılmıştır. Hayatı hakkında kısıtlı bilgilere ulaşılmış olan Osmanlı alimi Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi de yazdığı eserle Kasîdetü'l-Bürde şerh geleneğinin içerisine dahil olmuştur. Çalışmaya konu olan eser incelendiğinde yazarın Arap diline ayrıntılarıyla hâkim olduğu görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte literatür taraması yapıldığında Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi'nin eserlerinin herhangi bir kapsamlı çalışmanın konusu olmadığını görülmüş, bu da bizi Şerhu Kâsideti Bânet Suad'ı kütüphanelerin tozlu raflarından indirip ilim aleminin hizmetine sunmaya itmiştir. Çalışma giriş ve dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Giriş kısmında genel hatlarıyla tezin konusu, amacı ve öneminden bahsedilmiştir. Birinci bölümde kaside sahibi Kâ'b b. Züheyr, ikinci bölümde şerh sahibi Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi, üçüncü bölümde tercüme, tahkik ve şerhte takip edilen yöntem ve esaslar, şerhte temas edilen sarf, navih ve belagat konuları, şerhte kullanılan kaynaklar verilmiştir. Dördüncü ve son bölümde ise şerhin tercümesi ve tahkikli metni yer almaktadır. Yapılan çalışma süresince İsnad Atıf Sistemi İkinci Edisyon ve İSAM Tahkikli Neşir Esaslarında belirtilen yönergeler olabildiğince takip edilmiştir. Ayrıca okuyucuların metni kolayca anlayabilmesi için gerekli yerlerde konuyu açıklığa kavuşturmak için dipnotlar verilmiştir.In thıs thesıs, Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendı The translatıon of a certaın part of the work called Şerhu Kâsıdetı Bânet Suad, language, usage, syntax, rhetorıc practıces and edıtıon crıtıcal work are dıscussed. The aforementıoned qasıda Kab b. Zuhayr's Hz. It ıs Kasîdetü'l-Bürde, whıch he presented to the Prophet on thıs occasıon, where he attaıned hıs happıness. The famous qasıda, one of the most ımportant examples of Arabıc poetry, sheds lıght on the poetry understandıng of that perıod ın terms of contaınıng all the features of jahılıyya poetry. Due to thıs ımportance, many commentarıes, tahmıs and tastırs were wrıtten on the eulogy. Ottoman scholar Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendı was ıncluded ın the tradıtıon of commentary on Kasîdetü'l-Bürde wıth the work he wrote. When the work that ıs the subject of the study ıs examıned, ıt ıs seen that the author has a detaıled command of the Arabıc language. However, when the lıterature revıew was made, Pembezâde Ahmed b. Seeıng that Osman Efendı's works were not the subject of any comprehensıve study, prompted us to download the Şerhu Kasıdetı Bânet Suad from the dusty shelves of lıbrarıes and present ıt to the servıce of the scıentıfıc communıty. The study consısts of an ıntroductıon and four parts. In the ıntroductıon part, the subject, purpose and ımportance of the thesıs are mentıoned ın general terms. In the first part, the owner of the eulogy Kab b. Zuheyr, the owner of the annotatıon ın the second part, Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendı, ın the thırd chapter, the methods and prıncıples followed ın the translatıon, verıficatıon and commentary, the subjects of consumable, navıgaton and rhetorıc ın the annotation, the sources used ın the annotatıon and the translatıon of the commentary are gıven. In the fourth and last part, the text of the commentary ıs ıncluded. Durıng the study, the guıdelınes specıfıed ın the Second Edıtıon of the Isnad Cıtatıon System and the ISAM Arbıtrary Publıcatıon Prıncıples were followed. In addıtıon, footnotes are gıven where necessary to clarıfy the subject so that readers can easıly understand the text
The translation of Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi's translation of Serhu Kasideti Bânet Suad between the 35–59 links and the applications of language, consumption, nahiv and rhetoric
No full textLisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü, Temel İslam Bilimleri Ana Bilim DalıBu tezde Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi'nin yazdığı Şerhu Kasîdeti Bânet Suad isimli eserin 35-59. beyitler arasının tercümesi ile dil, sarf, nahiv, belagat uygulamaları ve edisyon kritik çalışması ele alınmıştır. Sözü edilen kasîde Ka'b b. Züheyr'in Hz. Peygamber'e sunduğu bu vesîleyle onun hırka-i saadetine nâil olduğu Kasîdetü'l-bürde'dir. Arap şiirinin en önemli örneklerinden biri olan ünlü kasîde, câhiliye şiirinin tüm özelliklerini içerisinde barındırması açısından, o dönemin şiir anlayışına ışık tutar niteliktedir. Bu önemine binaen kasîdenin üzerine birçok şerhler, hâşiyeler, tahmîsler ve taştîrler yazılmıştır. Hayatı hakkında kısıtlı bilgilere ulaşılmış olan Osmanlı âlimi Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi de yazdığı eserle Kasîdetü'l-bürde şerh geleneğinin içerisine dâhil olmuştur. Çalışmaya konu olan eser incelendiğinde yazarın Arap diline ayrıntılarıyla hâkim olduğu görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte kaynak taraması yapıldığında Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi'nin eserlerinin herhangi bir kapsamlı çalışmanın konusu olmadığını görülmüş, bu da bizi Şerhu Kasîdeti Bânet Su'âd'ı kütüphanelerin tozlu raflarından indirip ilim âleminin hizmetine sunmaya itmiştir. Çalışma bir giriş ve dört bölümden oluşmaktadır: Girişte: Araştırmanın Konusu ve Önemi; Araştırmanın Amacı ve Sınırları; Araştırmanın Planı ve Yöntemi; Araştırmanın Kaynakları gibi alt başlıklar ile ilgili bilgiler verilmiştir. Birinci bölümde: Ka'b b. Züheyr'in Hayatı, Kasîdetü Bânet Su'âd'ın Arapça Metni ve Türkçe Tercümesi alt başlıkları bulunmaktadır. İkinci bölümde Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi'nin Hayatı ve Eserleri; Tercüme ve Tahkîkte Takip Edilen Yöntem ve Esaslar alt başlıkları hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. Üçüncü bölümde tahkîk ettiğimiz eserin 35-59. beyitler arasının tercümesi, Lügat, Sarf, Nahiv ve Belağat uygulamaları yer almaktadır. Dördüncü bölümde ise eserin tahkîkli neşri yapılmıştır. Yapılan çalışma süresince isnâd atıf sistemi ikinci edisyon ve İSAM tahkîkli neşir esaslarında belirtilen yönergeler takip edilmiştir. Ayrıca okuyucuların metni kolayca anlayabilmesi için gerekli yerlerde konuyu açıklığa kavuşturmak için dipnotlar verilmiştir.In this thesis, Pembezâde Ahmed b. The translation of a certain part of the work called Şerhu Kâsideti Bânet Suad written by Osman Efendi, language, usage, syntax, rhetoric practices and edition critical work are discussed. The aforementioned qasida Kab b. Zuhayr's Hz. It is Kasîdetü'l-Bürde, which he presented to the Prophet on this occasion, where he attained his happiness. The famous qasida, one of the most important examples of Arabic poetry, sheds light on the poetry understanding of that period in terms of containing all the features of jahiliyya poetry. Due to this importance, many commentaries, tahmis and tastirs were written on the eulogy. Ottoman scholar Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi was included in the tradition of commentary on Kasîdetü'l-Bürde with the work he wrote. When the work that is the subject of the study is examined, it is seen that the author has a detailed command of the Arabic language. However, when the literature review was made, Pembezâde Ahmed b. Seeing that Osman Efendi's works were not the subject of any comprehensive study, prompted us to download the Şerhu Kasideti Bânet Suad from the dusty shelves of libraries and present it to the service of the scientific community. The study consists of an introduction and six chapters. In the first part, the owner of the eulogy Kab b. Züheyr, the owner of the annotation in the second part, Pembezâde Ahmed b. Osman Efendi, in the third section, the methods and principles followed in translation and verification, in the fourth section the translation of the work, in the fifth section the use of syntax, syntax and rhetoric in the specified part of the work, and the proofreading of the commentary in the sixth section. During the study, the guidelines specified in the Second Edition of the Isnad Citation System and the ISAM Arbitrary Publication Principles were followed. In addition, footnotes are given where necessary to clarify the subject so that readers can easily understand the text
Absurdity as Resistance in Arab Literature
No full textExamines the use of absurdity in literature written by Arab women, specifically Beirut Fragments by Jean Said Makdisi, Sharon and My Mother-in-Law by Suad Amiry, and the short story Thirty-One Beautiful Green Trees, by Salwa Bakr. The PDF includes the author\u27s entry submission essay for the 2011 Undergraduate Research Awards
Listening to Housing Distress: A methodology for understanding housing and mental health in context
No full textThis report presents a conceptual and methodological approach for understanding the mental health impacts of the UK’s housing crisis. The UK is currently in the midst of a housing crisis, felt across private and social tenancies. This crisis, which has been long in the making, is linked not only to rising rates of homelessness, but also to increased rates of occupation of sub standard dwellings, and the increased use of temporary forms of accommodation by local authorities. A crisis of housing is also a crisis of health. Existing studies indicate strong connections between residence in poor quality and insecure housing and declining mental health. Given the scale of the housing crisis, and given evidence of its deeply uneven health outcomes, this report suggests we may not have the theoretical tools to understand links between housing and mental health. We present a conceptual and methodological approach to understand ‘Housing Distress’. Developed from ethnographic and participatory research with a collective of Somali women from Birmingham , we suggest that co-produced approaches which centre bodily and mental distress might provide a means of understanding historical and contemporary connections between regimes of un-homing and mental ill-health. This is a joint report authored by the Housing, Migration and Health Lab (HoMH Lab). It features researchers from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS and the School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London. Support for this research which forms this report was provided by SOAS, and Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, LSE
Securitized trust: on the multiple guises of the UK policy agenda during the Covid-19 pandemic
No full textAgainst the backdrop of the uncertainty that characterized the COVID-19 pandemic, trust emerged as a key term employed by public officials and policymakers in the UK to represent the existence or dissolution of state–society relationships. Despite its ubiquity, trust remained ambiguous in its precise meaning and multiple in its usage. Through an analysis of key policy documents published since the onset of the pandemic, we look beyond the definition of trust to explore its various roles in the UK policymaking at the national level. Drawing on the work of Vivien Schmidt (2008, 2010), we bring attention to the relationship between the cognitive (or instrumental) and normative (or valued-based) functions of trust in contradicting domains of community and security. We argue that the multiplicity of trust in policy discourse creates a false unity across conflictual domains of the government agenda, obfuscating the workings of an increasingly austere state. ‘Securitized trust’, we propose, is produced when the language of trust is mobilized through policies that work to enforce compliance with government agendas, to monitor organizing at the community level, to manage personal data, and to enhance policing
‘Fighting him’: Following distress in hostile housing regimes
No full textThis study explores the psychological impacts of the UK housing crisis among a collective of Somali women in Birmingham. We build a framework from anthropological theories of social distress, applied through a participatory methodology consisting of housing biographies and therapeutic workshops. Research was conducted between June 2022-December 2023. Our findings reveal the cumulative forms of distress generated through poor housing, eviction and placement in temporary forms of accommodation. Such distress was articulated in multiple genres which spanned somatic, social reproductive, bureaucratic and psychological harms. Participants pushed back on biomedical categories of mental ill-health in relation to housing distress. We argue that hostile migratory contexts contour the expression of suffering generated through poor housing, particularly in relation to women's mental health. We suggest that ethnographic approaches can lead us beyond social determinants models, revealing forms of distress which accumulate across and within policy domains. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
