Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1128949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sariya |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheruvallil-Contractor |
| SIGNATURE | CHERUVALLIL-CONTRACTOR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Coventry University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4263-3127 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Religion- or Belief-related Hate in UK Higher Education: Intersectionality and Students Identifying or Identified as Muslims
Using an intersectional approach, this article explores the phenomenon of religion or belief harassment and hate incidents at universities in the United Kingdom. Drawing on a survey of 612 students conducted at a large, modern university in England, the article reveals students’ attitudes to, direct experiences of, and experiences of witnessing, religion-related hate crime or incidents. While most students surveyed had not experienced a religion-…
Your Lord has not forsaken you”: Interrogating socio-political and theological reasons for the lack of adopters and foster carers from Muslim backgrounds in Britain
Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950: 100 Years of Hidden History
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 32: Lesser Heard Voices in Studies of Religion
The Politics of Matching: Ethnicity, Religion and Muslim-heritage Children in Care in the UK
In 2014, in order to improve outcomes for children from ethnic minority backgrounds and to speed up the adoption process, the UK government changed the Children and Families Act. The legal requirement on adoption agencies to consider ethnicity in the decision around ‘matching’ was removed, thus clearing the way for transracial placements. This article interrogates the impact of the change in law on social work practice around adoption, using the …
Much more than a negation of religion: A qualitative exploration of the diversity of non-religious identities in England and Wales
Census data for 2011 suggested that around 14.1 million people in England and Wales state that they have no religion and recent survey evidence suggests that the number could be even higher. Drawing on evidence from focus group discussions with people who broadly selfidentify with the descriptor 'non-religious', this article examines the diversity of non-religious identities and the interfaces with religion and equalities law. Through analysis of…
The Salience of Islam to Muslim Heritage Children's Experiences of Identity, Family, and Well-Being in Foster Care
All children need permanent and secure homes in which they can explore their identities and evolve as human beings, citizens, and family members, and within which can they have a sense of security, continuity, stability, and belonging. There are approximately 4500 children of Muslim heritage in the care system in England and Wales, and this number is increasing. Using case studies that emerged from qualitative fieldwork, this article examines the…
Women in Britain's First Muslim Mosques: Hidden from History, but Not Without Influence
Two of the earliest Muslim communities in Britain evolved around the first mosques in Liverpool and Woking (both-1889). The history of these early British Muslims is being recovered but little is known about the women (usually converts) in these communities. This article will draw upon original findings from archival research, to examine 'leadership' that women in these communities undertook and their influence in shaping their nascent British Mu…
Religious Organizations and the Impact of Human Rights and Equality Laws in England and Wales
The framework for equality and the multiple aspects of identity that are protected in law, including on the basis of religion and belief, are continuously being redefined and reshaped through ongoing legal claims in England and Wales. In this article, we examine how religious organizations view equality and the extent to which different identity rights can be protected. We conducted a survey of religious organizations in England and Wales to exam…
Motherhood as Constructed by Us: Muslim Women’s Negotiations from a Space That Is Their Own
According to foundational Islamic texts, motherhood is a key aspect of women’s diverse social roles; however some Muslim religious commentaries position motherhood as the only aspect of women’s contributions to society. The everyday mothering experiences of Muslim women remain absent from these discussions. This anthropological article will examine Muslim women’s narratives of motherhood and mothering in contemporary Britain. In my research, Musl…
Motherhood, Religions and Spirituality
This Editors’ Introduction to the special issue on ‘Motherhood, Religions and Spirituality’ serves to explain the rationale, research questions and context for this interdisciplinary collection. As such, it engages with Kawash’s call for more scholarly work on the intersections between mothering and religious beliefs, practices and experiences. It goes on to situate the contributions into feminist work and methodologies and to show how they focus…
Muslim Women in Britain: De-mystifying the Muslimah
Perceptions of Muslim women in Western society have been shaped by historical and sociological conditions such as colonialism, patriarchy and Orientalism. In Muslim Women in Britain, Sariya Contractor seeks to reinstate the Muslimah as a storyteller who tells her own story. An exploration of the lives of British Muslim women, this book examines issues of femininity, Britishness, inter-communal relations and social cohesion. Presenting the reader …
Motherhood as Constructed by Us: Muslim Women’s Negotiations from a Space That Is Their Own
According to foundational Islamic texts, motherhood is a key aspect of women’s diverse social roles; however some Muslim religious commentaries position motherhood as the only aspect of women’s contributions to society. The everyday mothering experiences of Muslim women remain absent from these discussions. This anthropological article will examine Muslim women’s narratives of motherhood and mothering in contemporary Britain. In my research, Musl…
The Salience of Islam to Muslim Heritage Children's Experiences of Identity, Family, and Well-Being in Foster Care
All children need permanent and secure homes in which they can explore their identities and evolve as human beings, citizens, and family members, and within which can they have a sense of security, continuity, stability, and belonging. There are approximately 4500 children of Muslim heritage in the care system in England and Wales, and this number is increasing. Using case studies that emerged from qualitative fieldwork, this article examines the…
The Politics of Matching: Ethnicity, Religion and Muslim-heritage Children in Care in the UK
In 2014, in order to improve outcomes for children from ethnic minority backgrounds and to speed up the adoption process, the UK government changed the Children and Families Act. The legal requirement on adoption agencies to consider ethnicity in the decision around ‘matching’ was removed, thus clearing the way for transracial placements. This article interrogates the impact of the change in law on social work practice around adoption, using the …
Women in Britain's First Muslim Mosques: Hidden from History, but Not Without Influence
Two of the earliest Muslim communities in Britain evolved around the first mosques in Liverpool and Woking (both-1889). The history of these early British Muslims is being recovered but little is known about the women (usually converts) in these communities. This article will draw upon original findings from archival research, to examine 'leadership' that women in these communities undertook and their influence in shaping their nascent British Mu…
Motherhood, Religions and Spirituality
This Editors’ Introduction to the special issue on ‘Motherhood, Religions and Spirituality’ serves to explain the rationale, research questions and context for this interdisciplinary collection. As such, it engages with Kawash’s call for more scholarly work on the intersections between mothering and religious beliefs, practices and experiences. It goes on to situate the contributions into feminist work and methodologies and to show how they focus…
Much more than a negation of religion: A qualitative exploration of the diversity of non-religious identities in England and Wales
Census data for 2011 suggested that around 14.1 million people in England and Wales state that they have no religion and recent survey evidence suggests that the number could be even higher. Drawing on evidence from focus group discussions with people who broadly selfidentify with the descriptor 'non-religious', this article examines the diversity of non-religious identities and the interfaces with religion and equalities law. Through analysis of…
Religious Organizations and the Impact of Human Rights and Equality Laws in England and Wales
The framework for equality and the multiple aspects of identity that are protected in law, including on the basis of religion and belief, are continuously being redefined and reshaped through ongoing legal claims in England and Wales. In this article, we examine how religious organizations view equality and the extent to which different identity rights can be protected. We conducted a survey of religious organizations in England and Wales to exam…
Muslim Women in Britain: De-mystifying the Muslimah
Perceptions of Muslim women in Western society have been shaped by historical and sociological conditions such as colonialism, patriarchy and Orientalism. In Muslim Women in Britain, Sariya Contractor seeks to reinstate the Muslimah as a storyteller who tells her own story. An exploration of the lives of British Muslim women, this book examines issues of femininity, Britishness, inter-communal relations and social cohesion. Presenting the reader …
Motherhood as Constructed by Us: Muslim Women’s Negotiations from a Space That Is Their Own
According to foundational Islamic texts, motherhood is a key aspect of women’s diverse social roles; however some Muslim religious commentaries position motherhood as the only aspect of women’s contributions to society. The everyday mothering experiences of Muslim women remain absent from these discussions. This anthropological article will examine Muslim women’s narratives of motherhood and mothering in contemporary Britain. In my research, Musl…
Motherhood, Religions and Spirituality
This Editors’ Introduction to the special issue on ‘Motherhood, Religions and Spirituality’ serves to explain the rationale, research questions and context for this interdisciplinary collection. As such, it engages with Kawash’s call for more scholarly work on the intersections between mothering and religious beliefs, practices and experiences. It goes on to situate the contributions into feminist work and methodologies and to show how they focus…
Religious Organizations and the Impact of Human Rights and Equality Laws in England and Wales
The framework for equality and the multiple aspects of identity that are protected in law, including on the basis of religion and belief, are continuously being redefined and reshaped through ongoing legal claims in England and Wales. In this article, we examine how religious organizations view equality and the extent to which different identity rights can be protected. We conducted a survey of religious organizations in England and Wales to exam…
Women in Britain's First Muslim Mosques: Hidden from History, but Not Without Influence
Two of the earliest Muslim communities in Britain evolved around the first mosques in Liverpool and Woking (both-1889). The history of these early British Muslims is being recovered but little is known about the women (usually converts) in these communities. This article will draw upon original findings from archival research, to examine 'leadership' that women in these communities undertook and their influence in shaping their nascent British Mu…
Much more than a negation of religion: A qualitative exploration of the diversity of non-religious identities in England and Wales
Census data for 2011 suggested that around 14.1 million people in England and Wales state that they have no religion and recent survey evidence suggests that the number could be even higher. Drawing on evidence from focus group discussions with people who broadly selfidentify with the descriptor 'non-religious', this article examines the diversity of non-religious identities and the interfaces with religion and equalities law. Through analysis of…
The Salience of Islam to Muslim Heritage Children's Experiences of Identity, Family, and Well-Being in Foster Care
All children need permanent and secure homes in which they can explore their identities and evolve as human beings, citizens, and family members, and within which can they have a sense of security, continuity, stability, and belonging. There are approximately 4500 children of Muslim heritage in the care system in England and Wales, and this number is increasing. Using case studies that emerged from qualitative fieldwork, this article examines the…
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 32: Lesser Heard Voices in Studies of Religion
The Politics of Matching: Ethnicity, Religion and Muslim-heritage Children in Care in the UK
In 2014, in order to improve outcomes for children from ethnic minority backgrounds and to speed up the adoption process, the UK government changed the Children and Families Act. The legal requirement on adoption agencies to consider ethnicity in the decision around ‘matching’ was removed, thus clearing the way for transracial placements. This article interrogates the impact of the change in law on social work practice around adoption, using the …
Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950: 100 Years of Hidden History
Your Lord has not forsaken you”: Interrogating socio-political and theological reasons for the lack of adopters and foster carers from Muslim backgrounds in Britain
Religion- or Belief-related Hate in UK Higher Education: Intersectionality and Students Identifying or Identified as Muslims
Using an intersectional approach, this article explores the phenomenon of religion or belief harassment and hate incidents at universities in the United Kingdom. Drawing on a survey of 612 students conducted at a large, modern university in England, the article reveals students’ attitudes to, direct experiences of, and experiences of witnessing, religion-related hate crime or incidents. While most students surveyed had not experienced a religion-…
Sociology (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · History (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Islam (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works)