By Ausaf Farooqi
Due to recent incidents, the issue of sexual violence has been front and center. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) has also been actively involved in changing the community’s state of mind to address this issue more proactively. Among its initiatives, they have met with scholars and leaders of the community to discuss how to address sexual violence, produced a manual of best practices for institutions to deal with the issue of sexual violence, and helped organize a program regarding the issue at the 52nd annual ISNA convention.
The session was titled “Preventing Sexual Abuse” and was held on Saturday, September 5. It was well attended, with nearly every seat in the room being taken. The speakers were Dr. Ingrid Matson, Nadiah Mohajir and Ausaf Farooqi. The session was emceed by Jenan Mohajir.