Ibtisam Marey-Sarwan
Biographic Data
| ID | 177675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ibtisam Marey-Sarwan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ibtisam |
| FAMILY NAME | Marey-Sarwan |
| SIGNATURE | MAREY-SARWAN I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sakhnin College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2660-0667 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teachers’ and prospective teachers’ perspectives on their readiness to address child neglect
Between Faith, Family, and Moral Reasoning
Abortion is a contested issue in Islamic societies, shaped by religious and ethical norms. Scant attention has been given to women who continue pregnancies following diagnoses of severe fetal anomalies. This qualitative interpretative phenomenological study explored, through in-depth interviews, how 33 Sunni Muslim women in Israel make sense of such decisions. Six themes emerged: sanctity of life, sociofamilial pressures, guilt and meaning-making…
Children’s Well-Being in War
Photos and voices of Arab female students in higher education
This study examines how 40 Palestinian-Arab women pursuing master’s degrees in education negotiate intersecting structures shaping their lives as minoritized, gendered subjects. Using Photovoice and focus groups, the research analyzes how participants articulate experiences across overlapping roles – Palestinian-Arab, mothers, teachers, students – within sociopolitical conditions marked by patriarchy, inequality, and linguistic domination. Photov…
Bedouin families in unrecognized villages in the trap of reality
The Bedouin population living in unrecognized villages (UVs) in the Naqab/Negev region constitutes an ethnic and cultural minority that represents the most disadvantaged sector of Israeli society across economic, social, and educational spheres. This article is based on two research projects conducted in the UVs, involving 46 Bedouin mothers and 38 children aged 4-5 years, focusing on their perspectives regarding risk and protection. The research…
Child neglect and its identification in school settings
Posthumous Organ Donation in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
Evidence indicates that the religious beliefs of patients, potential donors, family members, and healthcare professionals play an important role in deciding to donate an organ. We aim to summarize the religious views of Christians, Muslims, and Jews on organ donation contributing to the decision-making process. Different approaches to this topic worldwide are presented, providing helpful information for medical professionals. A literature review …
I Prefer to Live Only on Bread, but to Live with Love”
Violating Religious Prohibitions to Preserve Family Harmony and Lineage among Sunni Muslims
This qualitative study draws on the ecological theory and the context-informed perspective to explore the experience of being in a situation where there is a contradiction between the societal expectations of childbearing and the wish to obey Islamic ruling that prohibits third-party gamete donation. We conducted face-to-face interviews with twenty-five Sunni Muslim women who underwent third-party gamete donation treatments in two Middle Eastern …
Underground Gamete Donation in Sunni Muslim Patients
Blurring the Borders with Anzaldúa in Context-Informed, Anti-Oppressive Research
Studies show that context-blind, quasi-universalist professional discourses may engender oppressive social work practices with excluded populations. For example, research confirms that social work with children and families, overtly or covertly embedded in Eurocentric, binary discourse of risk and protection, has played a highly negative role in the history of social work with non-Western populations. Based on Gloria Anzaldúa’s theory of the bord…
Seeing through their Eyes’
This article is based on a participatory, context‐informed study that examined perception of ‘risk’ and ‘protection’ among 30 Bedouin children aged four to five. It was conducted in the Bedouin unrecognised villages — Southern Israel and utilised photography, drawings and verbal explanations. The analysis yielded seven themes representing children’s perceptions of risk and protection. It indicated that children facing extreme adversity were aware…
Personal trauma, structural violence, and national identity
The present article examines the concept of the home and its loss from various viewpoints, especially in the context of conflict zones and war. It is based on a research study that examined the experience of Palestinians residing in northern Israel whose homes were demolished during the Second Lebanon War. The study focused on the significance they imparted to the attack on their homes and their loss. In the course of the research study, in-depth…
Contextualizing risk and protection
This qualitative study utilizes ecological theory, a context-informed perspective, and an interactive model to study minority children, while considering structural factors, oppression, segregation, power dynamics, and awareness of the political context. It examines perceptions of risk and protection using "snowball" sampling of 33 Bedouin mothers, citizens of Israel, from the unrecognized villages (UVs) in the Naqab in Southern Israel. Data were…
Parents’ Perceptions of Risk for Children
This qualitative study of 50 indigenous Palestinian Bedouin parents from six unrecognized villages in the Naqab (Negev) Desert in southern Israel explores parental perceptions of risk for children in the context of structural oppression, cultural transition, conservative lifestyle, and ongoing political conflict. Data were collected through focus groups and semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings demonstrate …
Stay Close to Me
Our study examines stranger anxiety and maternal beliefs about child development in a traditional society living in an adverse socio-political situation. Thirty Bedouin mothers from the "unrecognized" villages in the Naqab and their 1-year-old children participated in our study, which utilized a mixed-method approach. First, we observed children's stranger anxiety in everyday situations and examined their mothers' ethnotheories via questionnaires…
Parents’ Perceptions of Risk for Children
This qualitative study of 50 indigenous Palestinian Bedouin parents from six unrecognized villages in the Naqab (Negev) Desert in southern Israel explores parental perceptions of risk for children in the context of structural oppression, cultural transition, conservative lifestyle, and ongoing political conflict. Data were collected through focus groups and semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings demonstrate …
I Prefer to Live Only on Bread, but to Live with Love”
Blurring the Borders with Anzaldúa in Context-Informed, Anti-Oppressive Research
Studies show that context-blind, quasi-universalist professional discourses may engender oppressive social work practices with excluded populations. For example, research confirms that social work with children and families, overtly or covertly embedded in Eurocentric, binary discourse of risk and protection, has played a highly negative role in the history of social work with non-Western populations. Based on Gloria Anzaldúa’s theory of the bord…
Personal trauma, structural violence, and national identity
The present article examines the concept of the home and its loss from various viewpoints, especially in the context of conflict zones and war. It is based on a research study that examined the experience of Palestinians residing in northern Israel whose homes were demolished during the Second Lebanon War. The study focused on the significance they imparted to the attack on their homes and their loss. In the course of the research study, in-depth…
Stay Close to Me
Our study examines stranger anxiety and maternal beliefs about child development in a traditional society living in an adverse socio-political situation. Thirty Bedouin mothers from the "unrecognized" villages in the Naqab and their 1-year-old children participated in our study, which utilized a mixed-method approach. First, we observed children's stranger anxiety in everyday situations and examined their mothers' ethnotheories via questionnaires…
Stay Close to Me
Our study examines stranger anxiety and maternal beliefs about child development in a traditional society living in an adverse socio-political situation. Thirty Bedouin mothers from the "unrecognized" villages in the Naqab and their 1-year-old children participated in our study, which utilized a mixed-method approach. First, we observed children's stranger anxiety in everyday situations and examined their mothers' ethnotheories via questionnaires…
Parents’ Perceptions of Risk for Children
This qualitative study of 50 indigenous Palestinian Bedouin parents from six unrecognized villages in the Naqab (Negev) Desert in southern Israel explores parental perceptions of risk for children in the context of structural oppression, cultural transition, conservative lifestyle, and ongoing political conflict. Data were collected through focus groups and semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings demonstrate …
Contextualizing risk and protection
This qualitative study utilizes ecological theory, a context-informed perspective, and an interactive model to study minority children, while considering structural factors, oppression, segregation, power dynamics, and awareness of the political context. It examines perceptions of risk and protection using "snowball" sampling of 33 Bedouin mothers, citizens of Israel, from the unrecognized villages (UVs) in the Naqab in Southern Israel. Data were…
Seeing through their Eyes’
This article is based on a participatory, context‐informed study that examined perception of ‘risk’ and ‘protection’ among 30 Bedouin children aged four to five. It was conducted in the Bedouin unrecognised villages — Southern Israel and utilised photography, drawings and verbal explanations. The analysis yielded seven themes representing children’s perceptions of risk and protection. It indicated that children facing extreme adversity were aware…
Personal trauma, structural violence, and national identity
The present article examines the concept of the home and its loss from various viewpoints, especially in the context of conflict zones and war. It is based on a research study that examined the experience of Palestinians residing in northern Israel whose homes were demolished during the Second Lebanon War. The study focused on the significance they imparted to the attack on their homes and their loss. In the course of the research study, in-depth…
Underground Gamete Donation in Sunni Muslim Patients
Blurring the Borders with Anzaldúa in Context-Informed, Anti-Oppressive Research
Studies show that context-blind, quasi-universalist professional discourses may engender oppressive social work practices with excluded populations. For example, research confirms that social work with children and families, overtly or covertly embedded in Eurocentric, binary discourse of risk and protection, has played a highly negative role in the history of social work with non-Western populations. Based on Gloria Anzaldúa’s theory of the bord…
Violating Religious Prohibitions to Preserve Family Harmony and Lineage among Sunni Muslims
This qualitative study draws on the ecological theory and the context-informed perspective to explore the experience of being in a situation where there is a contradiction between the societal expectations of childbearing and the wish to obey Islamic ruling that prohibits third-party gamete donation. We conducted face-to-face interviews with twenty-five Sunni Muslim women who underwent third-party gamete donation treatments in two Middle Eastern …
Posthumous Organ Donation in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
Evidence indicates that the religious beliefs of patients, potential donors, family members, and healthcare professionals play an important role in deciding to donate an organ. We aim to summarize the religious views of Christians, Muslims, and Jews on organ donation contributing to the decision-making process. Different approaches to this topic worldwide are presented, providing helpful information for medical professionals. A literature review …
I Prefer to Live Only on Bread, but to Live with Love”
Child neglect and its identification in school settings
Bedouin families in unrecognized villages in the trap of reality
The Bedouin population living in unrecognized villages (UVs) in the Naqab/Negev region constitutes an ethnic and cultural minority that represents the most disadvantaged sector of Israeli society across economic, social, and educational spheres. This article is based on two research projects conducted in the UVs, involving 46 Bedouin mothers and 38 children aged 4-5 years, focusing on their perspectives regarding risk and protection. The research…
Teachers’ and prospective teachers’ perspectives on their readiness to address child neglect
Between Faith, Family, and Moral Reasoning
Abortion is a contested issue in Islamic societies, shaped by religious and ethical norms. Scant attention has been given to women who continue pregnancies following diagnoses of severe fetal anomalies. This qualitative interpretative phenomenological study explored, through in-depth interviews, how 33 Sunni Muslim women in Israel make sense of such decisions. Six themes emerged: sanctity of life, sociofamilial pressures, guilt and meaning-making…
Children’s Well-Being in War
Photos and voices of Arab female students in higher education
This study examines how 40 Palestinian-Arab women pursuing master’s degrees in education negotiate intersecting structures shaping their lives as minoritized, gendered subjects. Using Photovoice and focus groups, the research analyzes how participants articulate experiences across overlapping roles – Palestinian-Arab, mothers, teachers, students – within sociopolitical conditions marked by patriarchy, inequality, and linguistic domination. Photov…
Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works)