Islam, Sex, and Community Conversations
by Nadiah Mohajir Sex is described as many things: it can be an act of passion for some, physical...
Reflections on an Imam’s Guilty Plea
by Nadiah Mohajir HEART Women & Girls initially was founded to focus on improving access to...
Busting Myths about Female Sexuality
Recently, marriage and relationship advice videos by well-known and revered scholar Yasir Qadhi...
Studying the Reproductive Health Needs of Muslim Women
One of HEART's activities is to help design research studies to collect data specific to Muslim...
Perfecting Ramadan and Spiritual Self Care
by Alia Azmat This Ramadan I made a pact with myself, to take care of myself. I stretched myself,...
Getting into the Flow of Ramadan: Taking the Shame out of Menstruation
originally published on patheos.com By Sameera Qureshi “Raise your hand if you’ve ever faked...
The Intersectionality of a Terrorist
By Amanda Quraishi In the face of the kind of tragic loss of human life such as the massacre that...
Reminders from the Standford Rape Case
by Nadiah Mohajir In January 2015, a Stanford undergraduate student sexually assaulted a young...
The Values-Based Sex Talk: Is it Possible?
by Nadiah Mohajir It happens to every parent: yesterday you were holding them in your arms,...
Gifting our Daughters with the Necklace
by Amber Khan Every woman remembers her first period. It is a fateful moment as it signifies the...
The Sexual Liberation of Women Includes Abstinence
By Nadiah Mohajir Last week, The New York Times published a Mona Eltahawy article with a sexy...
Reflections from the Field: Breaking Barriers One Community at a Time
By Sahar Pirzada I am sitting on an airport chair at 7:45am in Northern California. This is the...