TY  - SER
AU  - Elhelw, Sandra
TI  - Where intersectionality and multiculturalism meet: Australian Muslim women's experiences of domestic and family violence
PY  - 2025///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - CULTURAL ISSUES
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERSECTIONALITY
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - MANENE
KW  - MIGRANTS
KW  - MUSLIM FAITH
KW  - MUSLIM WOMEN
KW  - TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU
KW  - WĀHINE
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Violence Against Women, 2025, 31(9), 2168-2193
N2  - Gendered violence in minority communities has long been a flashpoint for debates on multiculturalism. Whereas multiculturalism has been critiqued for not supporting gender equality, intersectionality has been heralded as a solution to ensuring women receive holistic responses. This article draws findings from a broader study on domestic and family violence (DFV) in Australian Muslim communities, highlighting how intersectionality, as applied in the Australian context, often fails to attend to the depth of Australian Muslim women's experiences. Participants’ reflections showcase a number of limitations as well as how multicultural frameworks can provide the infrastructure to meaningfully engage with their particular cultural and religious needs. The insights contribute to scholarship that critiques tokenistic applications of intersectionality. (Author's 
Sandra Elhelw is a PhD scholar at Australian National University. Her thesis topic is Domestic and family violence in Australian Muslim communities. Record #9266
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241254850
ER  -