“…there is beauty in breaking” – Amir Sulaiman Words fell softly from her lips as tears streamed down her face. A young woman, newly married, had...
“With great power, comes great responsibility.” -Uncle Ben. Clergy -or shayukh- in Muslim communities hold sacred power in that their positions symbolize a representation of character...
Recently, during my last psychotherapy session of the week, I listened to a Muslim woman talk about the details of being sexually abused as a child....
What would you do if you thought a child in your community was being molested in the masjid? If you were Imam Nick Pelletier, Director of...
By Danish Qasim We have unfortunately created a culture of praise where we vouch for someone’s piety without truly knowing them. We see fan pages for...
Sexual abuse, whether of women, men, or children, cannot be prevented by law. At most, law agencies can punish abuse after the fact when it has...
Daniel Haqiqatjou’s response to this New York Times piece. LOS ANGELES, United States — After Woodstock came campus surveys on sexual assault. After bra-burning came date...
cross-posted from NYTimes By: Sohaila Abdulali THIRTY-TWO years ago, when I was 17 and living in Bombay, I was gang raped and nearly killed. Three years later,...
Part I | Part II- A/B | Part II- C/D | Part III | Part IV-A | Part IV-B | Part V A PDF version will...
Part I | Part II- A/B | Part II- C/D | Part III | Part IV-A | Part IV-B | Part V A PDF version will...