by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2016 | Mental Well-Being, Sexual Violence
by Sameera Qureshi The day after I moved to D.C., I attended a community event. I was a little early, having not figured out that Google Maps tends to over-estimate the amount of time it will take on the Metro to get somewhere (!!). Someone else had checked in for the...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Dec 11, 2015 | Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir In light of the conversation about sexual assault allegations and our responsibility as a community to support victims, I thought it would be appropriate to share some gems from the Symposium on Sexual Assault on College Campuses that I attended two...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 14, 2015 | Institutional Accountability, Sexual Violence
originally published on patheos.com. by Samar Kaukab There’s been much talk recently about the responsibility of communities and institutions (schools, organizations, community-based organizations, etc.) when someone among its ranks is accused of domestic or...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 2, 2015 | Building Safer Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir Domestic violence is a reality in every community, and is not limited to only one racial, ethnic, religious or socioeconomic group. 1 in 3 women experience domestic violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. We each play our roles in the...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Oct 11, 2015 | Sexual Violence, Youth Development
Everyday Messages that Excuse Bad Behavior and Promote Rape Culture and What we Can do About it by Nadiah Mohajir In the last week, I have had two parents reach out to me about incidents at their childrens’ schools. Both were young girls not even yet in upper...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Sep 1, 2015 | Sexual Violence
Reflections on Culpability, Forgiveness, and Mercy By Ustadha Zaynab Ansari In March 2015, Imam Mohammad Abdullah Saleem, founder of the Institute of Islamic Education (IIE) in Elgin, IL, was indicted on charges of criminal sexual abuse stemming from a series of...
