Sara Ashencaen Crabtree is a senior lecturer in Health and Social Work at Bournemouth University. Her previous academic posts were in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.Fatima Husain's background is in family-based research and she is currently a senior researcher at The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, London.Basia Spalek is Professor in Conflict Transformation within the Department for Therapeutic Practice at the University of Derby.

• IntroductionThe Muslim Ummah: context and conceptsSocial Work Education & Islam principlesGender Relations and the Morphology of the FamilyWorking with FamiliesHealth and Muslim FamiliesAgeing & Muslim CommunitiesMuslim communities, crime, victimisation and criminal justice – with Tracey DevannaConclusion

"An interesting and informative read, for both the social worker and a broader range of practitioners." Professional Social Work, February 2009 (Review of the first edition)