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Dear Fatima,I am a 16 year old girls living in Canada. I am the middle child from five children and I feel as if I am treated differently then my siblings. Some examples are how I am not allowed to insult my older siblings or tell them to shut up or else I get in ... Read More
I am a sister in need for help. I have suffered for 14 years, and I have not been able to fix my situation by myself. I know I have the potential to be a good mother insha-Allah, but I have been broken so much, that in my current situation, I feel weak, helpless, and ... Read More
Salam, I am a 19 year old female. For the majority of my life my siblings and I have endured physical abuse at the hands of our mother. My mum always preaches the fact the islam places great value on a mother, and that heaven lies at her feet, which I completely agree with. But ... Read More
Hi Fatima. I just turned 16 yesterday. Im a young Muslim girl and everything was going great in life until Ramadan. During Ramadan, I was approached by an auntie, or a friend of my parents. She hinted a marriage request from her son, and I thought it was strange. I’d known him through our parents, ... Read More
Salam, I’m a 15 year old guy. I have posted on here before but I just don’t know how to get help.I have been struggling much more recently with my sexual abuse experience. When I was 8 years old, a family member starting molesting me sporadically until I was 12-13. People wonder why I hate ... Read More
“You are brave. You are beautiful You are worthy of love. I’m so proud of you for sharing this — it is not easy to talk about. But talking about it and seeking help is the first step towards learning tools on how to deal with trials in life. Please remember — i have not ... Read More
I am a 16 year old Muslim girl and I have been going through some tough times. Me and my dad used to be really close, but after a while things went downhill and our relationship slowly crashed. In elementary school my dad and mom were going through a lot they have been fighting since then. I found out what ... Read More
I need to stop being so suspicious of men in my assumptions that they’re going to hurt me. In my eyes, any man has the potential to be abusive, even the ones I trust wholeheartedly. I see it as only a matter of time before they snap, before they assault me, which makes me ache ... Read More
Sometimes we grow blind to the horror of our own experiences because we survived them. We no longer feel them. We become muted to our own torture. Yet when we share these abuses with others, their reactions are surprising. We are amazed that anyone could consider our trials to have been horrific. We are shocked when ... Read More
By Malahat Baig-Amin, LCSW, Psychotherapist www.malahatbaigamin.com (Our counselor, Malahat Baig-Amin, wrote this article especially for our users like you! Read her bio here.) Domestic violence occurs in almost all communities around the world regardless of culture, religion, education or economic background. Muslim communities are not exempt from this phenomenon and must face the challenge of ... Read More
