Isolation and insecurity: Resettlement issues among Muslim refugee women in Perth, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-69

  Casimiro, Suzy ^a   Hancock, Peter ^a   Northcote, Jeremy ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian refugees; Muslim women; Settlement experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748949567     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2007.tb00039.x     Document Type: Article

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