Somaya Abdullah
Biographic Data
| ID | 5822283 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Somaya Abdullah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Somaya |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdullah |
| SIGNATURE | ABDULLAH S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fort Hare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3542-6840 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Social Workers’ Experiences of Forensic Practice With Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in Cape Town, South Africa
This article details a study conducted with South African social workers who provide forensic services in court cases and prosecutions involving child sexual abuse. The aim of the study was to examine the experiences of social workers who are both generalists and forensic practitioners providing a specialized service in the context of sexual crimes against children, and to assess how this affects service delivery and justice for victims. To under…
Understanding kinship care of older persons: Social constructions of family preservation and survival in a South African Muslim community
This study examined kinship care arrangements of older persons in a South African Muslim community. The aim was to understand kinship care in this community in the context of culturally sensitive welfare services delivery. Using a Grounded Theory approach, older persons and their caregivers living in intergenerational households were interviewed about their living and care arrangements. A societal context of family life in circumstances of a soci…
Kinship care and older persons: An Islamic perspective
This article explores issues pertinent to culturally sensitive social work and the care of older persons in Muslim communities in the context of population ageing. In particular, it examines kinship care in Islam and its incorporation into institutional social work services as part of multicultural practice with older Muslim clients. The aim of the article is to assess the nature of kinship care systems as informal support networks among Muslim c…
An islamic perspective for strengths-based social work with muslim clients
This paper examines the Islamic concept of fiṭra or 'original purity' in relation to the strengths perspective in social work as a basis to guide religious and culturally appropriate services to Muslim clients. Both fiṭra and the strengths perspective presuppose a positive view of humankind; people are viewed as resilient and capable of growth and development, albeit in respective Islamic and secular systems, these outcomes are towards different …
Multicultural social work and national trauma: Lessons from South Africa
This article explores the role of multicultural social work at community level in the context of national trauma. Drawing on the records of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), it examines the South African experience with a view to deriving preliminary guidelines on multicultural practice that can assist social workers in these and similar circumstances
Social work, family welfare, and Muslim personal law in South Africa
Muslim Personal Law is a branch of Islamic Law (sharīʿah) that regulates family life in Islam including marriage, divorce, custody and maintenance arrangements. In South Africa, the recently published draft Muslim Marriages Bill Muslim Marriages Bill. Available at: http://www.pmg.org.za/bill/20110117-muslim-marriages-draft-bill [Accessed 17 November 2011] [Google Scholar] proposes the implementation of this code through the country's secular cour…
The Prophet as a Hero – Myth or Reality? A Comparative Survey of Ibn Ishaq’s Biography of the Prophet (Sirah) and the Myth of the Hero
Kinship care and older persons: An Islamic perspective
This article explores issues pertinent to culturally sensitive social work and the care of older persons in Muslim communities in the context of population ageing. In particular, it examines kinship care in Islam and its incorporation into institutional social work services as part of multicultural practice with older Muslim clients. The aim of the article is to assess the nature of kinship care systems as informal support networks among Muslim c…
Multicultural social work and national trauma: Lessons from South Africa
This article explores the role of multicultural social work at community level in the context of national trauma. Drawing on the records of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), it examines the South African experience with a view to deriving preliminary guidelines on multicultural practice that can assist social workers in these and similar circumstances
The Prophet as a Hero – Myth or Reality? A Comparative Survey of Ibn Ishaq’s Biography of the Prophet (Sirah) and the Myth of the Hero
Social work, family welfare, and Muslim personal law in South Africa
Muslim Personal Law is a branch of Islamic Law (sharīʿah) that regulates family life in Islam including marriage, divorce, custody and maintenance arrangements. In South Africa, the recently published draft Muslim Marriages Bill Muslim Marriages Bill. Available at: http://www.pmg.org.za/bill/20110117-muslim-marriages-draft-bill [Accessed 17 November 2011] [Google Scholar] proposes the implementation of this code through the country's secular cour…
Multicultural social work and national trauma: Lessons from South Africa
This article explores the role of multicultural social work at community level in the context of national trauma. Drawing on the records of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), it examines the South African experience with a view to deriving preliminary guidelines on multicultural practice that can assist social workers in these and similar circumstances
An islamic perspective for strengths-based social work with muslim clients
This paper examines the Islamic concept of fiṭra or 'original purity' in relation to the strengths perspective in social work as a basis to guide religious and culturally appropriate services to Muslim clients. Both fiṭra and the strengths perspective presuppose a positive view of humankind; people are viewed as resilient and capable of growth and development, albeit in respective Islamic and secular systems, these outcomes are towards different …
Kinship care and older persons: An Islamic perspective
This article explores issues pertinent to culturally sensitive social work and the care of older persons in Muslim communities in the context of population ageing. In particular, it examines kinship care in Islam and its incorporation into institutional social work services as part of multicultural practice with older Muslim clients. The aim of the article is to assess the nature of kinship care systems as informal support networks among Muslim c…
Understanding kinship care of older persons: Social constructions of family preservation and survival in a South African Muslim community
This study examined kinship care arrangements of older persons in a South African Muslim community. The aim was to understand kinship care in this community in the context of culturally sensitive welfare services delivery. Using a Grounded Theory approach, older persons and their caregivers living in intergenerational households were interviewed about their living and care arrangements. A societal context of family life in circumstances of a soci…
Social Workers’ Experiences of Forensic Practice With Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in Cape Town, South Africa
This article details a study conducted with South African social workers who provide forensic services in court cases and prosecutions involving child sexual abuse. The aim of the study was to examine the experiences of social workers who are both generalists and forensic practitioners providing a specialized service in the context of sexual crimes against children, and to assess how this affects service delivery and justice for victims. To under…
Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Multiculturalism (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Islam (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)