Interfaith Dialogue - Violence Against Muslim Women
On this episode of Interfaith Dialogue, Sahar Zaidi joined me to
discuss violence and abuse against Muslim women. Sahar
holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Schulich School of
Business, a Masters in Business Administration from the American
University of Sharjah and a B.S. in Accounting from Purdue University.
Sahar has worked closely with Springtide Resources, the North York
Women’s Shelter and the Canadian Urban Institute. While completing
her Masters, Sahar worked on several research papers looking into
immigration policies and their effects on victims of abuse. In
addition, she works at the Canadian Council of Muslim Women as a
Project Coordinator, where she carries out government funded
projects.
She educated us about the differences between physical, mental/emotional, verbal, economic, and sexual abuse put on Muslim woman. We discussed that there are many stereotypes within the Muslim community that must be challenged and lastly, she let us know what people in non-Muslim communities can do to show their support for violence against Muslim women.
She educated us about the differences between physical, mental/emotional, verbal, economic, and sexual abuse put on Muslim woman. We discussed that there are many stereotypes within the Muslim community that must be challenged and lastly, she let us know what people in non-Muslim communities can do to show their support for violence against Muslim women.
- Nicole Moore
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