by HEART Team | Nov 18, 2016 | Sexual and Reproductive Health
by Nadiah Mohajir Sex is described as many things: it can be an act of passion for some, physical gratification for others, a necessity for procreation, an act of worship for people of faith, or some combination thereof. It is also a word and experience that is often...
by HEART Team | Sep 16, 2016 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir HEART Women & Girls initially was founded to focus on improving access to sexual health information and education in Muslim communities. As we held workshops across the country, we quickly realized something: once facilitators set a safe space...
by HEART Team | Sep 16, 2016 | Healthy Relationships, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Recently, marriage and relationship advice videos by well-known and revered scholar Yasir Qadhi have been circulating the internet. Called the “On the Rocks: Common Marital & Intimacy Complaints” series, these videos are 5-10 minutes long with...
by HEART Team | Sep 16, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual and Reproductive Health
One of HEART’s activities is to help design research studies to collect data specific to Muslim communities. Our hope is to be able to have a deeper understanding of the reproductive needs of Muslim women in order to be able to offer: more targeted and enhance...
by HEART Team | Sep 16, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Self and Community Care
by Alia Azmat This Ramadan I made a pact with myself, to take care of myself. I stretched myself, I have been challenging myself, but perhaps not in the way you might imagine. I have not attended taraweeh every night. A few days I did not wake up to reap the rewards...
