by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 18, 2017 | Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sexual Violence
*This is the written text of a recent speech given at an MLK Shabbat by Nadiah Mohajir I wanted to begin by sharing the story of the grandmother I inherited more than nineteen years ago. I met her when I was just seventeen years old at my friend Tariq’s home. I had...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 18, 2017 | Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sexual Violence
As Co-Founder and Executive Director of HEART Women & Girls, I am pleased to share our growth and impact over the years through our annual report. Through this report, you will see just how exponentially we have grown in the last three years, with a primarily...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 20, 2016 | Sexual Violence
Photo by Mat Schramm Dear Survivor, We’ve had a long, challenging election season. In many ways, election night brought it all together in a way most of us could have never imagined. There aren’t enough words to describe the emotions we are feeling. The...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 20, 2016 | Sexual Violence
originally published on mvslim.com by Rafia Khader This summer a respected Imam in Chicago pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The case of the Chicago Imam shattered our blithe assumptions that just because something touts itself as...
by heartwg@gmail.com | 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...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2016 | Sexual Violence
*Trigger Warning for sexual assault This past weekend, survivor advocate an HEART board member Jenan Mohajir performed a story that she has been working in partnership with Chicago’s 2nd Story to produce. Her first performance this weekend came in the midst of a...
