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ABA Commission on Domestic Violence
740 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC, 20005-1022
cdv@staff.abanet.org
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Nazli Currim is a member of the American Muslim Women's Association in Gilbert, Ariz.
The group helps refugees from such countries as Iraq and Bosnia and women who are newly divorced, widowed, sick or homeless
get back on their feet with interest-free loans and scholarships. During Ramadan the association runs an Adopt-a-Family program
in which wealthier families take care of needy families. Any tensions between members of different backgrounds, she says,
dissolve because of their common purpose. Call 480-497-9616, ncurrim@yahoo.com.
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Angela Sabir is a participant in the monthly sisters' breakfast at Masjid Al-Qur'an in Dorchester, Mass.
The purpose of the group is to encourage bonding among women, promote women's education and raise timely topics, such as discrimination
among Muslims. Email asabir@msn.com.
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Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
National Clearinghouse on Religion and Abuse
936 North 34th Street, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206-634-1903
Fax: 206-634-0115
Web site: www.cpsdv.org
The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence addresses issues related to sexual and domestic violence
and child abuse from an interreligious standpoint, with emphasis on education and prevention. The center provides religious
leaders and victim service professionals with information, training, and resource materials to help them address religious
questions and issues that may arise in their work with women and children in crisis.
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Ambreen Ahmed is assistant executive director of FAITH: Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate Temporary Help in Herndon, Va., a social service program that
helps women coping with domestic violence and provides financial assistance to women in need. Contact 571-323-2198, info@faithus.org.
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Deborah Abdul-Raheem is president of the International League of Muslim Women of Atlanta.
Women's League of Atlanta. Contact 404-608-1823, dsignsbyrasheeda@aol.com.
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Dorothy Rahman is president of the International League of Muslim Women of Chicago.
The social service organization works with the homeless and women in distress, including victims of domestic violence. Contact
708-748-0612, dott7r7@aol.com.
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Hiba Nasser is co-founder of the Muslim Women's Network in Columbus, Ohio, a small group of trained volunteers
from diverse backgrounds who support families by mediating and providing referrals. Contact 614-470-2848, Hiba_oneus@yahoo.com or Mwn839@hotmail.com.
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Sahirah Muhammad Aleem is international president of the International League of Muslim
Women, which has headquarters in Detroit, 38 chapters in the United States and four in Africa. Founded in 1980, the
social service organization works with the homeless and women in distress, including victims of domestic violence. The organization
runs two homes in the Detroit area and provides baby-sitting and referrals to social service agencies. During Ramadan, members
will read the Quran to the sick and housebound for all 30 days. The group includes a junior league of younger members. Contact
313-341-5627, dsignsrmheedh@aol.com or emailsfred2634@aol.com.
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Brenda Sharif is president of the International League of Muslim Women of Memphis.
Contact 901-274-3484, sp8sharif@aol.com.
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Tiffany Horton is president of the Muslim Women's League in Los Angeles. The organization works to "implement the values of Islam and thereby reclaim the status
of women as free, equal and vital contributors to society." The group sponsors conferences, spiritual retreats, summer camps
and leadership development programs, and it publishes position papers on such issues as gender equality. Contact 626-358-0335
(voice mail), tehorton310@hotmail.com (email preferred).
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Nataka Crayton is Boston area representative of the New England Muslim Sisters
Association, based in Springfield, Mass. Formed in 1985 to promote Islamic rights for women, the group encourages networking
among Muslim women, holds quarterly meetings and hosts a women's conference. NEMSA focuses more on education and religious
issues than politics, and its members address such issues as the cultural differences that separate Muslim women. Contact
through the Islamic Multi-Service Organization, 617-442-4676, nataka_crayton@hotmail.com.
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National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver CO 80218
Phone: 303-839-1852
Fax:
303-831-9251
www.ncadv.org
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
P.O. Box 161810
Austin, TX 78716
Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
TTY:
1-800-787-3224
Phone: 512-453-8117
Fax: 512-453-8541
Web site: www.ndvh.org
The National Domestic Violence Hotline uses a nationwide database to provide crisis intervention, referrals,
information, and support in many languages for victims of violence against women.
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Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
635-B Pennsylvania Avenue SE.
Washington, DC 20003
Hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE
Fax: 202-544-3556
Web site: www.rainn.org
RAINN provides a toll-free hotline for free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day for victims of rape,
abuse, and incest
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Shaza Fadel is co-founder of a yet-unnamed sisters' group in Boston. Its goal is to bring together activists
in the Muslim community so they can reach out to isolated women, provide women's classes and engage the Muslim leadership
in women's concerns. The group focuses on local issues and does not take political positions. Contact by email only, Bostonian-sis-net-owner@yahoogroups.com.
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Nahid Angha is founder of the Sufi Women Organization in San Rafael, Calif. The group seeks to promote cooperation and friendship and to honor the work of Sufi
women. Contact 415-472-6959, sufiwomen@ias.org.
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Support Network for Battered Women
444 Castro Street, Suite 305
Mountain View, California 94041
Office
Phone: 650-940-7850
Office Fax: 650-940-1037
TDD: 650-940-7857
www.snbw.org
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Najma Ghouse is a member of the Texas Muslim Women's Foundation, which had its formal kickoff in Dallas in August. Its goal is to support Muslim women and their families
through educational, charitable and social services. Contact 972-880-4192, tmwf@tmwf.org.
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Sister Aisha al-Adawiya is executive director of Women in Islam in New York, N.Y., a social justice and human rights educational and advocacy organization. The group
has organized forums on such topics as civil liberties, interfaith social justice, the famine in Niger and genocide in Sudan.
Its members support women's access to the mosque and other Islamic organizations. Contact 212-576-8875, womeninislam@usa.net.
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Women of Color Against Violence
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