Islam & Social Work: Debating values, transforming practice Author:Sara Ashencaen Crabtree, Fatima Husain, Basia Spalek The first part of the

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women’s role in a community’s growth and development has become increasingly important in a globalising world that has changed considerably since the first edition of this classic text was published

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