Articles on Domestic Violence by Women of Color

Stories from women of color--survivors, advocates, and religious leaders--through their lens of faith

In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we bring you stories from women of color--survivors, advocates, and religious leaders--through their lens of faith.

	Khalidah's Story: An African American Muslim Women's Journey to Freedom (PDF, 2 pages, 181 KB) Dr. Debra Majeed, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Beloit College, is a religious historian who has made the interconnection between religion, gender, and culture central to her life’s work. She is the first African American female and first Muslim to be tenured in the 162-year history of Beloit College. Dr. Majeed received her doctorate in Religious & Theological Studies from Northwestern University in 2001. Her research and writing reflect her concern with issues of social, political, racial, and religious injustice, particularly in regards to women. Her current project, Encounters of Intimate Sisterhood? Polygyny in the World of African American Muslims, is forthcoming from University Press of Florida.
	Coloured Women's Experiences of Domestic Violence in Post-Apartheid South Africa (PDF, 3 pages, 202 KB) Elizabeth Petersen holds a Masters Degree in Social Work (2006) from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She began her professional career in 1993 as a social worker at St. Anne's Homes in Cape Town, a century old Anglican shelter caring for abused and homeless women and children, and became the Director in 1997. She is passionate about women’s issues and the plight of the marginalized, and has addressed various local and international audiences to help bring about gender & racial sensitivity and equality. Her quest for addressing root causes as it relates to violence against women and children led her to establish the South African Faith and Family Institute in 2008 with the intention of creating a coordinated restorative justice response to domestic violence. Her extensive work in the domestic violence sector and her faith commitment and church leadership enable her to bring these sectors together in the quest to break the cycle of violence and abuse. She has recently completed a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program in the USA, which enabled her to establish critical partnerships with colleagues in the United States to advance the work in South Africa.
	Immigrant Muslim Women (PDF, 2 pages, 171 KB) Salma Abugideiri, M.Ed, is the Co-Director of the Peaceful Families Project. She is a licensed professional counselor in Reston, Virginia. In her practice she works extensively with the Middle Eastern Community.
	Domestic Violence, Catholic Realities, and Immigrant Latinos (PDF, 2 pages, 186 KB) Julia L. Perilla, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University. She is the founder of Caminar Latino, a comprehensive domestic violence intervention for Latino families. She directs the National Latina Research Center on Family and Social Change and is an appointee to the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. She has received several awards for her work on behalf of immigrant families affected by domestic violence from the Georgia Psychological Association, Georgia State University, and the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. She is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Atlanta.
	Advocating for South Asian Women (PDF, 2 pages, 169 KB) Dr. Sudha Shreeniwas is on the faculty of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She conducts research on health-related issues among older immigrant populations, and also on gender inequality, gender based violence, and health service use in various international settings.
	Prosperity Preaching from the Ears and Eyes of a Victim-Survivor (PDF, 2 pages, 178 KB) Rev. Dr. Sharon Ellis Davis is the co-founder and Senior Pastor of God Can Ministries, United Church of Christ. She serves as the Director of Programs for the Education and Family Life Institute for individuals and families who are impacted by underemployment and unemployment, gang violence, domestic violence, and are living in “at-risk,” and underserved communities. Dr. Davis is a career service Police Officer with the Chicago Police Department for over 30 years and is currently serving as one of their full-time Police Chaplains. Dr. Davis also serves as an Adjunct Professor with the McCormick Theological Seminary, teaching Sexual and Domestic violence, and has taught the same at the Chicago Theological Seminary. Beginning August 2009, Dr. Davis will serve as mentor for the newly established Doctor of Ministry Program with a focus in Sexual and Domestic Violence and The Role of the Church and Faith Institutions. Her dissertation was Hear Our Cries: Breaking the Gender Entrapment of African American Battered Women.
	Walking the Sacred Healing Circle (PDF, 3 pages, 189 KB) Vivette Jeffries-Logan (Kanahabnen Tabunitckia translation Morning Star) is a member of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation (OBSN), the Indigenous people of Orange and Alamance Counties in North Carolina. She is an elected member of the Tribal Council. She is also a member of the DR Works Collaborative, and the Diversity and Inclusion Consultant at the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV). Vivette earned a B.A. in Psychology and Community Studies from Guilford College.

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