by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Self and Community Care
coloredletters.wordpress.com by Eman Hassaballa Aly I have a vessel in me. I don’t know where it’s housed or how big it is, but I know when it’s full, because that’s when I get the urge to write. Maybe it’s my inner pen, and it gets full of ink. Whatever it is,...
by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
silhouette girl portrait by Nadiah Mohajir originally published on altmuslimah.com Up until a few years ago, Jian Ghomeshi was known to many Canadians as a singer, musician and radio broadcaster. In 2014, he gained notoriety for a much more sinister reason. Ghomeshi...
by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir As we embark on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, you will hear many important facts and information about sexual assault, its impact, its prevalence, and how we can begin working toward prevention. This year, at HEART, we would like to raise awareness...
by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Sexual and Reproductive Health
By Nadiah Mohajir and Hannah El-Amin To breast feed or bottle feed? Perhaps one of the most emotional – external and internal – dilemmas facing new mothers these days. Every few decades, new research comes out promoting the benefits of one or the other. I...
by HEART Team | May 4, 2016 | Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir The Academy Awards, to me, are like Superbowl Sunday: they are never missed and usually watched with the company of a number of friends. In the past, the “pregame show” – the red carpet – has been watched much more meticulously than the actual show...
