To promote sexual health, uproot gendered violence, and advance reproductive justice — by establishing choice and access for the most impacted Muslims.
HEART works at the intersection of faith and health equity — building communities of care where every Muslim can make informed, self-determined choices about their body and life.
A world where all Muslims are safe and exercise self-determination over their reproductive lives — in the communities they live, work, and pray.
Our values are rooted in tradition, practiced in community.
Each value carries its name in Arabic — a reminder that our work is grounded in the language, faith, and lived wisdom of our communities.
Community Ummah
We cultivate belonging and solidarity — no one navigates their health, healing, or faith alone.
Justice & Equity Adalah
We lead with fairness, centering those who are most impacted in every decision we make.
Care Inaya
We provide attentive, culturally grounded care that honors the whole person.
Compassion Rahma
We respond with mercy and gentleness, especially in moments of crisis and healing.
Knowledge 'Ilm
We seek understanding continuously — through research, education, and listening to our communities.
Culture of Consent Ridha
We promote willing, informed agreement as the foundation of every relationship and interaction.
Humility & Integrity Adab
We approach our work with good character — honest about what we know, and open to growth.
Key terms & concepts that shape our daily work.
From health education to training, research, and advocacy — we actualize these concepts to move toward prevention, intervention, and narrative- and culture-shifting. We ground ourselves as Muslims and most impacted people, holding that:
Self-Determination
Self-determination is part of our individual choice and agency. With it, we make choices best aligned with our own situations and values.
In the context of reproductive justice, self-determination supports bodily autonomy — deciding if and how to parent, accessing reproductive decision-making tools, and birth control. As Muslims, we find inspiration in the Islamic principle of khilafah — moral agency — asserting self-determination over our own sacred, inviolable bodies and lives.
Most Impacted Muslims
Those who face compounding barriers to health, safety, and justice — across race, gender, class, disability, and immigration status. We center their leadership, expertise, and lived experience in everything we do.
Gendered Violence
Harm rooted in gender-based power imbalances — including but not limited to sexual violence. We work to prevent it, intervene against it, and shift the narratives and cultures that allow it to persist.
Reproductive Justice
A framework that integrates gender justice, racial justice, and economic justice — the right to have children, to not have children, and to raise families in safe and sustainable communities.
Read our organizational values, in full.
Our 2024 values document goes deeper into each principle — how it shows up in our programming, partnerships, and everyday practice.
— 2024