by HEART Team | Jan 14, 2016 | Sex Education, Youth Development
by Nadiah Mohajir In her guest blog piece, Sobia Ali-Faisal boldly claimed that Muslim youth need sex education. Why? Because Muslim youth are having sex. According to her research more than half of those she surveyed reported having sex before marriage. The Family...
by HEART Team | Dec 11, 2015 | Parent Resources, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Youth Development
by Sobia Ali-Faisal If the recent controversy in Ontario over the new sex education curriculum has demonstrated anything, it’s that many Muslim parents are VERY passionate about their children’s sexual education, or preferable lack thereof. For those who may not be...
by HEART Team | 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 HEART Team | Mar 17, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Sex Education, Youth Development
By Sameera Qureshi “Because girls are dirty”, was one response a grade five girl gave to my question. We were talking about menstruation and praying, and that Muslim females are excused from performing the five daily prayers and fasting when they are menstruating. But...
by HEART Team | Jan 12, 2014 | Sex Education, Youth Development
Originally published on altmuslimah.com By Ayesha Akhtar Over the last few years, one question HEART has repeatedly asked Muslim girls (ages 10-18) in various arenas is, “what are the top three challenges you face as an American Muslim girl?” Without fail, we receive...
by HEART Team | Jan 8, 2014 | Mental Well-Being, Youth Development
by Nadiah Mohajir Originally published on altmuslimah.com in 2010 A few days ago, my kindergartner came up to me and, as usual, relayed the happenings of her day. I patiently listened to her stories as I prepared dinner, until she started to tell one that demanded...
