| The London Circle | 29 Mar 2023

The most profound social phenomena are those which take place behind closed doors and create victims who are virtually invisible. Domestic abuse, as abhorrent as most would deem it, is nonetheless far more prevalent and is creating much wider effects than initially expected.

 

Why is this disease so widespread, and how does it take grip within a community that holds such sublime teachings and high values as the Muslim community does, and what implication does it bear for all parties, the victim first and foremost, but the abuser and the community at large? What are Mosques and Islamic centres, as well as local governments doing to raise awareness and curb this scourge? Since domestic abuse and violence is so widely present throughout society as a whole, is it fair to assume that it has little to do with culture and religion and more so with popular conceptions and attitudes which bring around the theme of toxic masculinity and how young men perceive women and who they hold as role models?

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Anas Altikriti discusses these issues with his guests: 

| Huda Jawad, Campaigner against Domestic Abuse

| Shams Adduha, Director, Ebrahim College

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