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Volunteering is empowering
Author: Kanta Mall Why I am passionate about feminism and activism? Over the years, I have observed cultural injustices repetitively play out against South Asian women in the UK and around the world involving harmful practices such as; domestic violence abuse,...
The psychology behind violent behaviour
The question of why a person exhibits abusive behaviour has been a topic of great research for a long time. And it’s an important one as it can help authorities as well as potential victims identify the behavioural traits of an aggressor and take measures to protect...
Brutal, a survivor’s story of child sexual abuse
My name is Nabila Sharma, some of you may have read my book Brutal which talks about my personal experience of being sexually abused as a child by a local Imam. It has taken me 30 years, but I finally sought justice for the abuse I suffered at the hands of the Imam...
FOREVER SLAVE by anon
Following the story about Faryal Khan speaking out about the treatment she has and continues face from her in-law’s I was inspired to share my story to help raise awareness and show that this happens all too often. He caught my eye at a wedding and things started out...
Is domestic abuse just about power and control, or something far deeper?
There’s a strong argument to be made that domestic violence is absolutely 100% about power and control but we must be all too aware that this doesn't necessarily manifest in physical violence. Emotional control can be just as devastating. Men might be the first to...
Prosecutions for #VAW rise but the fight continues for justice
It makes depressing reading but the number of prosecutions relating to violence against women and girls in England and Wales reached a record level last year, the director of public prosecutions said, as she warned of the increasing use of social media to threaten and...
Does our legal system perpetuate intolerance about domestic abuse?
One of the most persistent and dangerous myths of domestic violence is that the perpetrators are good men who made ONE bad choice because their wife pushed them too far. It's a neat little way of excusing male violence and rather unsubtly hinting that the female...
Is our political world neglecting the issue of domestic abuse?
The public and the political sphere may well be blind to many things, however the issue of domestic abuse arguably does highlight just how blind we can be in the place of honesty and integrity. I believe this issue is core to any progressive development for humans and...
The dishonourable killing of #QandeelBaloch
A naked shoulder is more of a stain on your family's honour than killing your own flesh and blood; is that really how it goes? One can only hope that Qandeel quietly inspired enough women and enlightened enough men to quicken the gradual erosion of the chatteldom to...