by heartwg@gmail.com | Feb 10, 2019 | Safe Communities, Sexual and Reproductive Health
by Nadiah Mohajir Because HEART sits at the intersection of reproductive justice and faith, we understand the complexities of the current abortion debate, and the physical, emotional, and spiritual implications of having to make such a decision. More...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 21, 2019 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence, Survivor Support
by Nadiah Mohajir With the increased visibility of the #MeToo movement, everyone is having conversations about sexual violence. But unfortunately, not everyone has the tools or understanding to make these conversations productive. Whether these conversations take...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2018 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
In light of the Kavanaugh confirmation, there have been many patriarchal narratives that have surfaced from within the Muslim community that either treat sexual violence as existing only in non-Muslim spaces or which diminish the experiences of Muslim survivors of...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Sep 16, 2016 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir HEART Women & Girls initially was founded to focus on improving access to sexual health information and education in Muslim communities. As we held workshops across the country, we quickly realized something: once facilitators set a safe space...
by heartwg@gmail.com | 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 heartwg@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Guest Bloggers, Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
by Sobia Ali Faisal To best understand the relationship between misogyny and sexual health I’ll begin this piece with a comprehensive definition for each term. Misogyny: “[M]isogyny is primarily a property of social systems or environments as a whole, in which...
