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The novel Shame belongs to a hybrid cultural/textual form called the Indo-Anglian novel. There are moments in Shame where Rushdie plays deliberately and self-consciously with the hybrid status of both his fiction and his identity as a postcolonial expatriate. Shame is significant because its narrator, an expatriate like Rushdie (and who, in fact, virtually stands in for Rushdie), mediates overtly and at length on his expatriate, postcolonial status and this foregrounds some of the elements about Rushdie’s construction of postcolonial conceptualisation of history. This paper will examine how the narrator uncovers and includes the ‘suppressed’ histories of women, which are then imbricated with his construction of postcolonial identity. This paper argues that Rushdie’s narrative, though admittedly fragmented, fails to account for the very useful and powerful practices of opposition which are occurring in Pakistan today, practices which have been part of the history of women in both Pakistan and India. The only reference in the novel to women in organised opposition comes in the mention of the women who marched ‘against God’ after the death of Harappa. When Raza Hyder investigates these marches, he finds that they are organised by a woman named Noor Begum. He immediately puts her in jail. Organised opposition by women is introduced and dismissed within the space of a paragraph.

Domestic violence is a pervasive global problem that affects individuals, particularly women, regardless of their status, class, or ethnicity. It is especially prevalent in marginalised communities across the African continent, where the abuse poses severe physical and mental health risks for survivors. This research examines the widespread problem of enduring domestic violence within the institution of marriage, with a specific focus on the experiences of women living in the marginalised communities of Mankweng, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Utilising a qualitative research design, the study conducted in-depth interviews with women who experienced various forms of abuse in their matrimonial homes. Through thematic analysis, the researchers uncovered these women’s complex narratives, shedding light on their encounters with different types of abuse, the coping strategies they employ, and the challenges they face when seeking intervention. The findings highlight the urgent need for community-based support systems, legal reforms, and awareness campaigns to empower women and safeguard their rights within marriage. The insights gained from this research are intended to catalyse change, and your role as academics, policymakers, and advocates is crucial in the development of strategies that can help women in underprivileged communities break free from the cycle of enduring abuse in matrimonial homes.

Domestic violence is a pervasive global problem that affects individuals, particularly women, regardless of their status, class, or ethnicity. It is especially prevalent in marginalised communities across the African continent, where the abuse poses severe physical and mental health risks for survivors. This research examines the widespread problem of enduring domestic violence within the institution of marriage, with a specific focus on the experiences of women living in the marginalised communities of Mankweng, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Utilising a qualitative research design, the study conducted in-depth interviews with women who experienced various forms of abuse in their matrimonial homes. Through thematic analysis, the researchers uncovered these women’s complex narratives, shedding light on their encounters with different types of abuse, the coping strategies they employ, and the challenges they face when seeking intervention. The findings highlight the urgent need for community-based support systems, legal reforms, and awareness campaigns to empower women and safeguard their rights within marriage. The insights gained from this research are intended to catalyse change, and your role as academics, policymakers, and advocates is crucial in the development of strategies that can help women in underprivileged communities break free from the cycle of enduring abuse in matrimonial homes.

Domestic violence is a pervasive global problem that affects individuals, particularly women, regardless of their status, class, or ethnicity. It is especially prevalent in marginalised communities across the African continent, where the abuse poses severe physical and mental health risks for survivors. This research examines the widespread problem of enduring domestic violence within the institution of marriage, with a specific focus on the experiences of women living in the marginalised communities of Mankweng, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Utilising a qualitative research design, the study conducted in-depth interviews with women who experienced various forms of abuse in their matrimonial homes. Through thematic analysis, the researchers uncovered these women’s complex narratives, shedding light on their encounters with different types of abuse, the coping strategies they employ, and the challenges they face when seeking intervention. The findings highlight the urgent need for community-based support systems, legal reforms, and awareness campaigns to empower women and safeguard their rights within marriage. The insights gained from this research are intended to catalyse change, and your role as academics, policymakers, and advocates is crucial in the development of strategies that can help women in underprivileged communities break free from the cycle of enduring abuse in matrimonial homes.

Background Screening for the social determinants of health in clinical practice is still widely debated. Methods A scoping review was used to (1) explore the various screening tools that are available to identify social risk, (2) examine the impact that screening for social determinants has on health and social outcomes, and (3) identify factors that promote the uptake of screening in routine clinical care. Results Over the last two decades, a growing number of screening tools have been developed to help frontline health workers ask about the social determinants of health in clinical care. In addition to clinical practice guidelines that recommend screening for specific areas of social risk (e.g., violence in pregnancy), there is also a growing body of evidence exploring the use of screening or case finding for identifying multiple domains of social risk (e.g., poverty, food insecurity, violence, unemployment, and housing problems). Conclusion There is increasing traction within the medical field for improving social history taking and integrating more formal screening for social determinants of health within clinical practice. There is also a growing number of high-quality evidence-based reviews that identify interventions that are effective in promoting health equity at the individual patient level, and at broader community and structural levels.

Aim/Purpose: The current study aimed to explore the perceptions of school stakeholders on their responsibilities towards cybersafety and to propose a cybersafety community of purpose to mitigate cybersafety challenges in marginalised schools. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of information and communication technologies in education. In the post-pandemic era, schools are increasingly using technologies in curriculum delivery, data management, and communication. The increased access to cyberspace, however, exposes schools to cyber risks and cyberattacks. Methodology: The study employed a qualitative exploratory methodology using case studies of four marginalised schools located in the Western Cape and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. We collected the data via semi-structured interviews of thirty participants who were stakeholders in a school context, including learners, educators, social workers, parents, and community leaders. Data analysis was based on an inductive approach with themes derived from data and the literature review. Contribution: Using the social-ecological framework, the study showed that effective cybersafety is an ecological phenomenon that requires the understanding and involvement of individuals, the family of learners, and the school, in a community context. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by suggesting a bottom-up cybersafety community of purpose activity system for marginalised schools. Such a cybersafety community of purpose activity system would allow stakeholders to work together to gather resources and acquire actions that would lead to a cybersafe and cyber resilient school environment as an outcome. The activity system highlights the interrelationships between school stakeholders as they use cyberspace and how they can achieve the required outcomes, the family of learners, and the school, in a community context. Findings: The findings of the study indicate that there is a disconnection in terms of cybersafety among school stakeholders in marginalised schools. There is a lack of clarity among stakeholders in terms of who is responsible for cybersecurity in the school context. Recommendations for Practitioners: We propose that a bottom-up cybersafety community of purpose within an activity system would be an effective way to ensure the safety of school stakeholders as they use cyberspace. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers should implement the cybersafety community of purpose activity system in marginalised schools to determine its effectiveness. Impact on Society: A cybersafety community of purpose would bring together all stakeholders within a school context, leading to effective cybersafety initiatives for a positive cybersecurity culture and cyber resilience within a school context. Future Research: Future studies should adopt a design science approach to create and implement the cybersafety community of purpose activity system to determine its effectiveness.

The African Union (AU) has long been committed to achieving peace and stability on the continent through its “Silencing the Guns” initiative. However, the effectiveness of this approach has been questioned, as it often neglects the voices and needs of marginalised communities. This research aims to explore the dual test faced by the AU in conflict management and governance: should they continue to prioritise silencing the guns or amplify the voices of those affected by conflict? Through a qualitative methodology amidst a detailed case study approach, this study analyses the AU’s policies and interventions in conflict-affected regions. The findings reveal that while the AU’s military interventions have mitigated immediate threats, they have often overlooked the critical need for inclusive governance and the empowerment of marginalised communities, further shedding light on the complexities of peace-building while providing valuable insights for future conflict management strategies.

The preponderance of Western methods, practices, standards, and classifications in the manner in which new technology-related knowledge is created and globalised has led to calls for more inclusive approaches to design. A decolonisation project is concerned with how researchers might contribute to dismantling and re-envisioning existing power relations, resisting past biases, and balancing Western heavy influences in technology design by foregrounding the authentic voices of the indigenous people in the entire design process. We examine how the establishment of local Global South HCI communities (AfriCHI and ArabHCI) has led to the enactment of decolonisation practices. Specifically, we seek to uncover how decolonisation is perceived in the AfriCHI and ArabHCI communities as well as the extent to which both communities are engaged with the idea of decolonisation without necessarily using the term. We drew from the relevant literature, our own outsider/insider lived experiences, and the communities’ responses to an online anonymised survey to highlight three problematic but interrelated practical paradoxes: a terminology, an ethical, and a micro-colonisation paradox. We argue that these paradoxes expose the dilemmas faced by local non-Western researchers as they pursue decolonisation thinking. This article offers a blended perspective on the decolonisation debate in HCI, CSCW, and the practice-based CSCW scholarly communities and invites researchers to examine their research work using a decolonisation lens.