Note: not all materials will be only relevant to Muslims communities or in concordance with all Islamic teachings.
A Warning To The Muslim Community And A Call To End Complaisance Culture
Ahmad, Sidrah. “I was pulled from sex ed class, did not learn about my body and was abused.” The Toronto Star. July 12, 2018.
Ansari, Zaynab Abdul-Razacq. “Drawing a Line in the Sand: Student-Teacher Relationships in the Digital Age,” published online May 30, 2015.
Daigle, Chelby. “Understanding Spiritual Abuse: an Interview with Salma Abugideiri,” Muslim Link, published online August 12, 2018.
Fadel, Mohammad. “Not all Marriages are Equal: Islamic Marriage, Temporary Marriage, Secret Marriage and Polygamous Marriage,” published online March 13, 2016.
From the Roots of Trauma to the Flowering of Trauma-Informed Care. The Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation. 2020.
Things that Shatter: A Memoir Winner of the 2019 Daybreak Press Book Award for Best Non-fiction Biography/Memoir, Things That Shatter is a “superbly written… honest, gritty… page-turner will have you either nodding sagely as you recall your own experiences or making a map of what to avoid – but either way you’ll be in awe of Kaighla, her son, and their journey.”
Believed (Michigan Public Radio – add TW)
Association of Muslim Chaplains: Code of Conduct
Faith Institute Trust: Healthy Boundaries for Clergy, Spiritual Teachers, and Lay Leaders
Peaceful Families Project, Imam & Chaplain Toolkit
The Threshold Society: “Ethics Agreement.”
Karamah -Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights: “What Do We Have to Hide? The Islamic Principle of “Satr” and Cultural Bias.”
What is hurma?
Hurma (حرمة) is an Islamic legal term signifying the divinely-granted right of protection of the human person from abuse, assault, and exploitation.
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Henna Khawja is a Registered Social Worker with a special focus on the spectrum of gender based violence in Muslim communities. With over twelve years in the field, Henna currently works in sexual violence prevention and education with the University of Toronto, and is a Psychotherapist in private practice. Henna has worked with children, youth and adults in community, legal, child protection, corporate and university settings. Henna has also acted as the first Clinical Director for the Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA) in Edmonton, Alberta. Over the years, she has focused her work on supporting Survivors of trauma and violence along their healing journeys (including but not limited to gender based, spiritual, domestic, intimate partner, sexual, family, intergenerational, community violence). Henna has extensive experience working with Muslim & racialized communities in both Canada and the USA, as well as Pakistan and Zanzibar.
