ACTION ALERT! Abuse of Domestic Workers: Ramadan Call for Justice (In Wake of Sri Lankan Maid Abuse in Saudi)

ACTION ALERT! Abuse of Domestic Workers: Ramadan Call for Justice (In Wake of Sri Lankan Maid Abuse in Saudi)

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

“I had to work continuously since I had to do the chores of all the occupants and when I wanted to take rest due to tiredness, they inserted the nail in my body as a punishment,” she said. “I had to work from dawn to dusk. I hardly slept. They beat me and threatened to kill me and hide my body.” She added that she arranged her travel documents to return home on her own expense. “They were really devils with no mercy at all,” she said.
US Muslims Fight Domestic Extremism

US Muslims Fight Domestic Extremism

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

WASHINGTON – Leading American Muslim organizations and community leaders are planning to launch a website and organize a summit where young Muslims can ask mainstream scholars questions as part of renewed efforts to combat extremism..
US Muslims Battle Domestic Violence

US Muslims Battle Domestic Violence

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

NEW YORK — Shazia (not her real name) may be struggling financially to support herself and her two young children, but she is hopeful about the future and feels better after having left her abusive husband..

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