Stop Bill S-7: Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act
Last week was really hard with the murders of Mustafa Mattan, Yusor Abu Salha, Deah Barakat, Razan Abu-Salha, the vicious harassment of a Muslim familes in a grocery store, ongoing verbal abuse against visibly Muslim women, the attacks on mosques & community spaces. It exemplifies the continual & growing fear mongering and institutionalized hatred of...
FREE Self Defense Workshop
As Muslim women, we have the right to feel safe. Join us for an afternoon of self-defense, sisterhood, and resistance! From street harassment to violence in our relationships, we can sometimes be made to feel...
Stop Bill S-7: Proposed “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices” Act
#StopBillS7 Twitter Chat Under the guise of protecting women and girls from forced marriage, Bill S-7 targets racialized communities for increased policing, criminalization and deportation from Canada. Join the Twitter Chat #StopBillS7 on Thursday December 11th from 12 pm – 4 pm and have your voice heard on the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices”...
Imagining our Muslimah Futures
The year is coming to an end and it’s been a long few months. Join us for an evening of sisterhood, art, poetry, collective visioning and collaging with fellow Muslimahs. Let’s come together and imagine our futures in 2015 and beyond. This event is open to anyone who self-identifies as girl or woman that...
Outburst! Community Based Research Projects
The Outburst! team is conducting 7 community based research projects on issues that affect the lives of young Muslim women. The overall purpose of the research is (i) to investigate the spectrum of violence (systemic, institutional, familial, interpersonal) that young Muslim women experience, and (ii) to identify the ways in which young Muslim women define and...