by HEART Team | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Building Safer Communities, Guest Bloggers
I sat on the bathroom counter, with lipstick smeared on my mouth and blush on my cheeks, perplexed by the boy in the mirror staring back at me. My hands trembled, rattling the bangles from my mother’s prized set, but the boy in the mirror fearlessly adorned the...
by HEART Team | May 21, 2019 | Building Safer Communities
by Nadiah Mohajir As I continue to work with diverse Muslim communities, I am blessed with being trusted with so many stories. These stories may be extremely painful, often full of heartbreak or betrayal. Others may be inspiring, a reminder of the resilience of human...
by HEART Team | Nov 27, 2018 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
Photo by Samantha Sophia on Unsplash by Nadiah Mohajir It’s time to talk about toxic masculinity and how it is killing our communities, especially our women and girls. Early Thanksgiving week, Mercy Hospital in Chicago suffered a mass shooting, where one of their...
by HEART Team | Nov 25, 2018 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual and Reproductive Health
by Maliha Hussain Earlier this year, a formal partnership was created between HEART and the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). Located in Dearborn, MI, ACCESS is the nation’s largest community health center that serves the Arab...
by HEART Team | Oct 22, 2018 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sexual Violence
Nadiah Mohajir receiving the 2018 Community Builder award from the El Hibri Foundation Our Executive Director Nadiah Mohajir received the 2018 Community Builder award from the El Hibri Foundation. Imam Magid and Dr. Shariq Siddiqui presented the award to her. Below is...
by HEART Team | Nov 18, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
By Nadiah Mohajir As we continue to work on raising awareness on sexual assault in Muslim communities, there are a number of common myths and misinformation that are important to address. Perhaps what is most concerning about these myths is that they are often...
