by HEART Team | Nov 20, 2016 | Sexual Violence
Photo by Mat Schramm Dear Survivor, We’ve had a long, challenging election season. In many ways, election night brought it all together in a way most of us could have never imagined. There aren’t enough words to describe the emotions we are feeling. The...
by HEART Team | Nov 20, 2016 | Sexual Violence
originally published on mvslim.com by Rafia Khader This summer a respected Imam in Chicago pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The case of the Chicago Imam shattered our blithe assumptions that just because something touts itself as...
by HEART Team | Nov 20, 2016 | Sex Education
by Nadiah Mohajir Recently, many loud voices have been critiquing HEART’s work and misrepresenting our positions on sexual health and sexual violence. While we absolutely do not expect everyone to be on board or even comfortable with our approach, we are...
by HEART Team | Nov 18, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
By Nadiah Mohajir As we continue to work on raising awareness on sexual assault in Muslim communities, there are a number of common myths and misinformation that are important to address. Perhaps what is most concerning about these myths is that they are often...
by HEART Team | Nov 18, 2016 | Sexual Violence
*Trigger Warning for sexual assault This past weekend, survivor advocate an HEART board member Jenan Mohajir performed a story that she has been working in partnership with Chicago’s 2nd Story to produce. Her first performance this weekend came in the midst of a...
