“… he (the husband) would stand over her head and tell her there was no place else for her to go, no one wanted her and no one was coming for her rescue. Do you have any idea how bleak, how hopeless and terminal it sounds and feels to be at that point? I got chills just writing about it…” AbuseNonfictionDomestic ViolenceViolence Against WomenAbuse SurvivorsDomestic AbuseAbused WomenArab WomenArab SocietyReal Stories Book:Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams Source: Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams
“Domestic violence has often gone unnamed and unblamed in my society. It is the norm for men to teach their wives a lesson, and for the women to bear that beating and teaching with no complaints.” MarriageAbuseDomestic ViolenceDomestic AbuseAbusive RelationshipsAbused WomenAbusive MenArab WomenArab Society Book:Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams Source: Higher Heels, Bigger Dreams