Virtual Event: Juliane Hammer at the Department of Religion and the Health Humanities Project at Boston UniversityPeaceful Families

“Working Against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Muslim Communities: A Conversation” 

What are the barriers to effectively addressing gender-based violence in Muslim communities? How do systems of power and privilege affect which victims are (and aren’t) believed and protected? Who gets access to services, information, and safety and how can access be expanded? How can those working against domestic and sexual violence center the Islamic value of mercy?

Juliane Hammer, PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 

Nadiah Mohajir, MPH, HEART: Women & Girls  

Moderated by Lance Laird, ThD, Boston University Medical Center

Organized by the Department of Religion and the Health Humanities Project at Boston University, with support from the Women’s, Gender,and Sexuality Studies Program, School of Public Health, Boston Medical Center Domestic Violence Program, and the Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum. Funded by the NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

Closed captioning will be available.