The Architecture of Reconciliation: Restorative Justice for Afghan Refugee Youth

Elsakka, Bilal

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The Architecture of Reconciliation: Restorative Justice for Afghan Refugee Youth

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Elsakka, Bilal. The Architecture of Reconciliation: Restorative Justice for Afghan Refugee Youth. ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9d21ffaa-9ce0-4fa1-a63d-d2e3c0db7ca2.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

E. Bilal. The Architecture of Reconciliation: Restorative Justice for Afghan Refugee Youth. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9d21ffaa-9ce0-4fa1-a63d-d2e3c0db7ca2

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Elsakka, Bilal. The Architecture of Reconciliation: Restorative Justice for Afghan Refugee Youth. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9d21ffaa-9ce0-4fa1-a63d-d2e3c0db7ca2.

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Elsakka, Bilal

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Restorative justice, Afghan refugee youth, Sunni Shia reconciliation, Afghan diaspora, refugee integration, Sacramento Afghan community, Islamic ethics, futuwwah, Prophetic model of justice, community healing, sectarian conflict, youth mentorship, Reda Center, social cohesion, trauma and displacement, faith-based community work, Muslim youth development, decolonizing justice, peer mentorship, intercommunal reconciliation

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Abstract

This thesis explores how a culturally grounded model of restorative justice can support Afghan refugee youth in Sacramento as they work through sectarian tension and the hardships of resettlement. It raises concerns about how the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) often measures success by paperwork rather than by the real, human work of meeting refugees’ needs, and it highlights the deeper structural barriers these youth face. The thesis then offers a path through a focused initiative at the Reda Center, drawing on the decolonizing framework of Muhammad Asadullah and the Islamic ethic of futuwwah, spiritual chivalry. By turning to Prophetic examples of reconciliation and building strong peer mentorship, this model imagines a living community practice that helps these youth rise above Sunni-Shia divides and grow into deeper, more genuine care for one another.

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