Citation

Campbell EA, Guiao IZ. Health Care Women Int. 2004; 25(9): 782-793.

Affiliation

College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 161 Walton Court, Kingsport, TN 37663, USA. ecampbe3@utk.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07399330490503159

PMID

15513806

Abstract

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.

Language: en