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Domestic Abuse for People of Faith

By: beyondhijabsg 20 July, 20186 August, 2018

Blog Series, IPV, Storiesdomestic abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, intimate partner violence, islam, Marriage, relationships, religion, sexism1 Comment

by Aliyyah Zubair __ (Content Warning for Partner Violence and descriptions of abuse) An abusive marriage/situation sucks, no matter with who and how it happens. But as believers, there’s that added dimension of our faith and spirituality that can make things that little bit more tricky. I cannot count the number of times warning bells set…

Life as a Child of Intimate Partner Violence

By: beyondhijabsg 13 July, 201827 August, 2018

Blog Series, IPV, Storiesdomestic abuse, emotional abuse, intimate partner violence, singapore3 Comments

By Leila (Content Warning for Partner Violence and descriptions of abuse) When I scroll through social media and see friends dedicating a post to their parents celebrating their 25th or 30th wedding anniversary, I can’t help but wonder how that would feel like. Neither can I relate to girls saying they hope to end up…

“No Mother Would Leave Her Own Children Unless It Was past Every Point of Desperation.”

By: beyondhijabsg 4 July, 201827 August, 2018

Blog Series, IPV, Storiesdomestic abuse, emotional abuse, family, intimate partner violence, relationshipsLeave a Comment

by Sue _ (content warning: partner violence & marital rape) When people think of domestic abuse, they usually think of its most explicit manifestations. It’s physical. It’s loud. There’s glass breaking, slaps landing, and eyes turning blue from a bruise. It is, in a word, dramatic. The kind we see in TV dramas, movies, and…