by HEART Team | Jun 24, 2016 | Repro/Pelvic Health, Sex Education
By Nadiah Mohajir Last week, The New York Times published a Mona Eltahawy article with a sexy headline: Sex Talk for Muslim Women. The article chronicled the author’s journey to sexual freedom: growing up in a conservative household, Ms. Eltahawy always knew that sex...
by HEART Team | Jun 24, 2016 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
By Sahar Pirzada I am sitting on an airport chair at 7:45am in Northern California. This is the 5th time I have had to travel in the span of a month. My heart is filled with all sorts of mixed emotions. I am tired. Actually not tired, but exhausted in every sense of...
by HEART Team | Jun 24, 2016 | Guest Bloggers, Repro/Pelvic Health
by Shannon Staloch I’m always turning off lights at births. Sometimes, it’s comical. I’ll walk in to check on the mom, and the lights will be on, lamps, overhead lights, etc. As I leave, I shut them all off with the exception of a candle or two, or a soft lamp. An...
by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Guest Bloggers, Sexual Violence
vocal.org.au by Henna Khawja, M.S.W. *Trigger warning: Following article includes the topic of sexual abuse and sexual assault I have often found myself wondering, “Why don’t people love their children just the way they are?” Individuals spend a lot of time...
by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Healthy Relationships, Sexual Violence
credit: familyplanning.org.nz by Sahar Pirzada *Content Note: Post discusses rape and marital rape It is common practice to ask before touching something that is not yours. The same rule applies to bodies. A husband does not own his wife or her body and must ask...
