God Helped Us
Resilience, Religion and Experiences of Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking among African Forced Migrant Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5935886 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Iman Pertek (0000-0003-4329-0258, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 201 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci11050201 |
| OpenAlex | W4229055260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 31 |
In this article, I explore how faith and religion shaped the resilience of forced migrant women subjected to intersecting gender-based violence (GBV) and trafficking. Adopting a social constructivist perspective, I draw upon interviews with 11 Christian and 4 Muslim displaced survivors of 10 African nationalities temporarily residing in Tunisia. I first outline the experiences of intersecting violence to understand what displaced survivors were resilient to, and then describe faith pathways to resilience, sometimes with spiritual struggles and unmet religious needs. I delineate ways in which personal prayers and cooperating with God enabled all but one survivor to cope with exploitation and perilous journeys toward imagined refuge. I offer insights for practitioners working with forced migrants on the move and highlight the importance of spiritual support for displaced survivors who are religious. I discuss the findings and offer implications for future research and practice
Criminology · Faith · Forced migration · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychological resilience · Refugee · Sociology · Gender Studies · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
Awareness and Perceptions of Faith-Based Organizations’ Competencies as Stakeholders in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Christian communities and intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa
Gender-based violence as a destructive form of warfare against families
The Influence of Faith on the Mental Health of Ukrainian Forced Migrants During the Russian–Ukrainian War
Women’s Experience of Shame, Poverty and Gender
On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girls
Gender-Based Violence Against Migrant Women From Islamic Background
Gender-based violence, religion and forced displacement
Finding Strength in Times of War
Experiences of Faith-Based Organizations as Key Stakeholders in Policy Responses to Human Trafficking
Adaptive religious coping with experiences of sexual and gender-based violence and displacement
I Created a God That Was Like a Good Parent”
Introducing migratuality through Kufambira
The religious aspiration-capability nexus in African youth migration
The Story's in the Telling
Resilience Against All Odds
Wombs of Entrapment
Family Support and Migration in Nigeria
Wailing Women
Gendered Harm and Structural Violence in the British Asylum System
The Sage Handbook of Interview Research
What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographics, resources, and life stress.
Prevalence and Risk of Violence and the Physical, Mental, and Sexual Health Problems Associated with Human Trafficking
The many methods of religious coping
Prevalence and risk of violence and the mental, physical and sexual health problems associated with human trafficking
The Role of Spirituality in Humanitarian Crisis Survival and Recovery
Vulnerability and Inevitable Inequality
Resilience, faith, and social supports among migrants and refugees from Central America and Mexico
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. Supplementing The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Intersections of Religion and Migration
Conceptualizing the Harm done by Rape
Violence against refugees, non-refugees and host populations in southern Sudan and northern Uganda
I Go up to the Edge of the Valley, and I Talk to God”
What is social resilience? Lessons learned and ways forward
Faith Resilience
A Continuum of Violence? Linking Sexual and Gender-based Violence during Conflict, Flight, and Encampment
Faith and the Discourse of Secular Humanitarianism
Spiritual Emergency Room
The Role of Faith and Faith-Based Organizations among Internally Displaced Persons in Kenya
How Do Trafficking Survivors Cope? Identifying the General and Spiritual Coping Strategies of Men Trafficked into the United States
The Role of Religion, Spirituality and Faith in Development
Violent Inaction
You Can Find Anything You Want”
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Sexual and gender-based violence against refugee women
| Citations per year | 4.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |