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Victims of sexual assault, abuse and harassment often prefer to keep their victimization hidden, fearing blame. Here are some things you can do to break the wall of silence and start the healing.

If you are a victim, this is a danger to yourself and to others too, who may become the next victims of the sexual harasser and/or abuser. Here are some things you can do about it.

Sexual abuse, sexual harassment and sexual assault may sound like graphic Western terms for a Western problem, but they are not. These are crimes as old as humanity itself. Below are eight tips for how Imams can deal with these issues.

Like with other social ills such as domestic violence, sexual abuse is another arena where parents and friends can help support a victim and assist them in getting help.

Issues of sexuality are generally considered more private in non Western countries than in Western ones.  A friend may be the first person a victim of sexual abuse may confide in.

There is clearly a move away from the attitude that couples should stay together even in the unhappiest of marriages for the sake of the children, a view once held by many Muslim immigrants.

About 200 people attended the rally, of all religious, cultural and racial backgrounds Those who cared to show up need to be thanked for their concern for humanity. In all, about only 20 Muslims attended.