Muslim culture and female self-immolation: implications for global women's health research and practice.
Self-immolation among young Muslim women in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia increasingly is becoming a cause of death and disability. Very little is known about this phenomenon. Thus, in this article we (1) examine, from the perspective of Muslim culture, the phenomenon of self-immolation among young Islamic women in the Muslim countries of Central Asia and the Middle East; (2) describe current international activities regarding Islamic female self-immolation; and (3) discuss the implications of Islamic female self-immolation for global women's heath research and practice.
Campbell
Elizabeth A
EA
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 161 Walton Court, Kingsport, TN 37663, USA. ecampbe3@utk.edu
Guiao
Isabelita Z
IZ
D001294:Attitude to Health; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D008877:Middle East; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health; D014933:Women's Rights