Related Organizations

Rising Daughters Aware - An Oakland, CA-based organization working to address the issue of FGM.

Muslim Women's Homepage - Includes an informative article on wife beating by Dr. Jamal Badawi.

Maitri - Helps South Asian women with DV issues in the Santa Clara County, CA area.

Rahima - A Santa Clara-based Islamic charitable organization serving the needy.

domesticviolence - A resource for people trying to put an end to domestic violence.

Muslim Family Network - A site by Adil Elkhiyari that focuses on the health of the Muslim family.

Narika - Berkeley based agency serving abused South Asian women.

Niswa - A Muslim Social Service organization based in Lomita, CA.

Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute

Publications by SIGI - Publications about domestic violence, women's rights, etc.

SafeNetwork - Statewide Technical Assistance and Training for Domestic Violence Shelters throughout California

New York Asian Women Center's (NYAWC) - The New York Asian Women's Center provides free and comprehensive assistance to survivors of domestic violence in the New York City area.

Power to Change - Faith Communities Take Action Against Family Violence

More Information

Epidemiology of Female Sexual Castration in Cairo, Egypt

To Mutilate in the Name of Jehovah or Allah

Female Genital Mutilation (Female Circumcision) in Africa and the Middle East