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 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir In January 2015, a Stanford undergraduate student sexually assaulted a young woman. The woman, unconscious at the time, was assaulted behind a dumpster. Two graduate students riding past the scene were able to stop the assault and detain the...
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, Sexual Violence
vocal.org.au by Henna Khawja, M.S.W. *Trigger warning: Following article includes the topic of sexual abuse and sexual assault I have often found myself wondering, “Why don’t people love their children just the way they are?” Individuals spend a lot of time...
by heartwg@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Healthy Relationships, Sexual Violence
credit: familyplanning.org.nz by Sahar Pirzada *Content Note: Post discusses rape and marital rape It is common practice to ask before touching something that is not yours. The same rule applies to bodies. A husband does not own his wife or her body and must ask...
by heartwg@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
silhouette girl portrait by Nadiah Mohajir originally published on altmuslimah.com Up until a few years ago, Jian Ghomeshi was known to many Canadians as a singer, musician and radio broadcaster. In 2014, he gained notoriety for a much more sinister reason. Ghomeshi...
