by HEART Team | Oct 27, 2015 | Sexual and Reproductive Health, Youth
originally published on http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heartfelt/ by Nadiah Mohajir When thinking about Islamic values around sex and sexuality, two that are often emphasized are modesty and privacy. We are encouraged in Islam to embody modesty – both with...
by HEART Team | Oct 11, 2015 | Sexual Violence, Youth Development
Everyday Messages that Excuse Bad Behavior and Promote Rape Culture and What we Can do About it by Nadiah Mohajir In the last week, I have had two parents reach out to me about incidents at their childrens’ schools. Both were young girls not even yet in upper...
by HEART Team | Sep 1, 2015 | Sexual Violence
Reflections on Culpability, Forgiveness, and Mercy By Ustadha Zaynab Ansari In March 2015, Imam Mohammad Abdullah Saleem, founder of the Institute of Islamic Education (IIE) in Elgin, IL, was indicted on charges of criminal sexual abuse stemming from a series of...
by HEART Team | Jul 27, 2015 | Repro/Pelvic Health
Be a part of our crowdsourced project #TheFirstTime, a platform to anonymously ask your most pressing questions about sex: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M75HRBJ For the last five years, HEART has been creating safe spaces, free of blame and shame, for women and girls...
by HEART Team | Jun 25, 2015 | Sexual and Reproductive Health
previously published on Muslimah Media Watch by Rana S. I no longer feel awkward saying it out loud – some may think I’m too blunt about it. You know, like, about my period. Menstruation is one of the factors that nullify a person’s fast (regardless if it is...
