The Salience of Islam to Muslim Heritage Children’s Experiences of Identity, Family, and Well-Being in Foster Care
Abstract
:1. Introduction: Hussain’s Journey through Care
Hussain’s Journey through Care
2. Methods: Uncovering How Faith Is ‘Lived’ in Care
3. Unpacking Muslim Identity in Relation to Children in Care
4. Faith in the Care System
5. Meeting Muslim Heritage Children in Care
5.1. Fatima’s Resilience in Faith
“Yes, being Muslim and the child being a Muslim girl played a role in the decision to foster her. We believe in God and have a conviction that we should do good to humanity. So yes, religious beliefs played a role, especially for a child staying with us for a long time.”
Muslim foster carer, Pakistani-African mixed heritage.
5.2. Sabiha Finds Home
5.3. Mansur’s Rejection of Faith
5.4. Zara, Rejecting and then Finding Faith
6. Conclusions: How Is Faith Salient?
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Category | Number | |
---|---|---|
1 | Adopters | 5 |
2 | Foster Carers | 10 |
3 | Prospective Adopters | 4 |
4 | Social Workers (Independent Agencies) | 4 |
5 | Social Workers (Local Authority) | 15 |
6 | Care Leavers | 3 |
TOTAL | 41 |
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