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Family Violence

From casually humiliating a child, to punching a spouse you think isn't listening, violence in families hurts.

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Courageous survivors are breaking their silence about harm at the heart of our community. You can't turn your back when you know.

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Healthy Relationships

Healthy families grow from sound relationships. Marriage can be a means of personal, emotional, and spiritual growth.

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Unhealthy Relationships

The signs of abusive relationships aren't always this obvious, but learning to recognize them is the first step toward healing.

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  • 2 Hear Our Stories
  • 3 Healthy Relationships
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Stop family violence now!

Family violence is a global issue that affects everyone. Project Sakinah is an initiative of Dar al Islam. It is an effort to stimulate awareness and action in the Muslim community to WAKE UP to the reality of the harm being done to our families, to learn to SPEAK UP in order to break the silence that surrounds the issue, and to TEAM UP with others to work to change our condition.

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Team Up with Ramadan

Project Sakinah and Ramadan are natural partners. Both advocate for healthy relationships with loads of love and mercy to bring sakinah & tranquility, into the homes and minds of people. Let's dedicate this Ramadan to strengthen our families. Here is a list of a few ways to get the best out of it. More..»

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It's your Chance to Win a Desi Doll

We ask everyone to make entries in our Directory of Services until Ramadan begins, by entering more resources to the directory, you earn more chances to win an Aamina or Yusuf doll from the Desi Doll Company. These dolls teach your children Qur'an in Arabic and English, as well as helping them learn various Muslim phrases and songs! More..»

<a target="_blank" href="/TakeAction/JointheCampaign.aspx">Stop Child Abuse & Encourage Better Parenting Campaign</a>

Stop Child Abuse & Encourage Better Parenting Campaign

Every year 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving nearly 6 million children. More than 5 children die every day because of child abuse in America. This includes Muslim American children. Last year, Abdifatah Mohamud, 10, and Khalil Wimes, 6, died due to parental abuse. Project Sakinah launched this campaign to address this issue within the Muslim community. More..»

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Salma and Abubakar's Story

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Abubakar and Salma were married for twelve years and had four children but they were quite different and with the birth of each successive child, they grew further apart. Many women think that Salma should have stayed with her husband for the sake of children. She thinks living without a father is better than living with an abusive father.
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Marriage Education

Project Sakinah offers four different programs for married couples. All are presented by Anas Coburn, who in addition to holding a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, is certified by Imago Relationships International as a Community Educator.

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The Plight of the Abused
Muslim Parents

posted by Zerqa Abid, 06/11/2013

Elderly abuse is a very touchy topic within Muslim community. As a community, we take pride in taking care of our parents and other elderly. Islam teaches us to be kind and gentle with our family members, especially with the children and the elderly. We would hope that it is true for all Muslim families, but unfortunately, it is not the case in a growing number of American Muslim families. Zerqa Abid writes about seeing elderly mother/mother-in-law working as a free maid for cooking, babysitting and taking care of the household while the couple is resting, watching TV, going out and partying? More...

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