Premiered Sep 27, 2020

Content warning: child marriage and rape

In this RfRx session Yasmine will discuss her experience growing up in a fundamentalist Islamic home, how she was forced into a marriage with a terrorist and her search for freedom. She will also talk about her current work supporting others who denounce Islam.

Canadian human rights activist, Yasmine Mohammed, advocates for the rights of women living within Islamic majority countries, as well as those who struggle under religious fundamentalism. She is also the founder of Free Hearts Free Minds, an organization that provides psychological support for freethinkers living within Muslim majority countries- where the state sanctioned punishment for leaving Islam is death.

Hosted by Amaia Perez, the RfR Online Programming Director, and Eric Wells, the RfR Support Group Director.

Resources:

“Unveiled” by Yasmine Mohammed 

“The Wind in My Hair” by Masih Alinejad 

“Wadjda” a movie from Saudi Arabia about a girl who wants to ride a bike 

“Honor Diaries” a documentary on honor violence/killing

“Banaz” A Love Story - a documentary on YouTube about a victim of an honor killing in the UK

“Infidel” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Learn more about Yasmine Mohammed

http://www.freeheartsfreeminds.com

http://www.yasminemohammed.com