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On Community Leadership, Authority, and Power On Community Leadership, Authority, and Power
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Interviewing Imams Interviewing Imams
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Imam Aziz Imam Aziz
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Imam Ramzi Imam Ramzi
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Analyzing the Interviews Analyzing the Interviews
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Imams Addressing DV in Their Communities Imams Addressing DV in Their Communities
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The Role of the Imam and Issues of Authority The Role of the Imam and Issues of Authority
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Religion and Culture Religion and Culture
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Training the Leaders Training the Leaders
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But What about the Women? But What about the Women?
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Protecting Children and Families, and Women’s Faith Protecting Children and Families, and Women’s Faith
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“In Islam, We Do Believe in Divorce” “In Islam, We Do Believe in Divorce”
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Reflecting on Authority and Authenticity Reflecting on Authority and Authenticity
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5 To Lead and to Know: Religious Leaders and Scholars in the Work against Domestic Violence
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Published:September 2019
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on the training of Muslim community leaders as advocates against domestic violence (DV). The imam trainings and interviews with these leaders illustrate the tension between their claims to religious authority and their lack of knowledge about DV, which is borne out in their interactions with one another and with the (mostly female) leaders of the imam training sessions. There is an evident tension in the ways in which speaking out about DV draws leaders into the vortex of discussing marriage and family and through that, inevitably, gender roles. There is risk involved in speaking about DV because doing so can pose a threat to their communal authority. On the other hand, if a community is in support of anti-DV efforts, not taking leadership on the issue can also undermine leadership roles and authority. Thus, imams and scholars walk a fine line of negotiating their leadership roles and authority in relation to the textual interpretations and arguments for peaceful families they put forward.
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