by heartwg@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir As we embark on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, you will hear many important facts and information about sexual assault, its impact, its prevalence, and how we can begin working toward prevention. This year, at HEART, we would like to raise awareness...
by heartwg@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir The Academy Awards, to me, are like Superbowl Sunday: they are never missed and usually watched with the company of a number of friends. In the past, the “pregame show” – the red carpet – has been watched much more meticulously than the actual show...
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...
by heartwg@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence, Survivor Support
by Nadiah Mohajir The act of reporting is one of the single most courageous acts ever. The revictimization is so overwhelming, the social, emotional and physical consequences can be so overwhelming, that many find it nearly impossible to report. Because of this, the...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2016 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence, Survivor Support
by Amina Darwish Imam Tirmithi narrates a hadeeth where Abu Bakr [may God be pleased with him] said: “O Messenger of Allah! You have become gray.” He said: ‘I have gone gray from (Surat) Hud (11), Al-Waqi`ah (56), Al-Mursalat (77), `Amma...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2016 | Sexual Violence
*trigger warning for sexual violence by Rafat I remember lying in my bed staring out the skylight window, after my former husband would have had his way with me, wondering to myself what my parents might be doing this moment? Were they sleeping soundly in their beds?...
