I was ten years old when the priest who came to teach us how to read Arabic started touching me.
Twice a week he would push his hand down along my body and force me to touch him.
I never told anyone, keeping it silent until I spoke to other south Asian women to research this article.
Shamefully, this is the reality for many of my Muslim peers. In one day I spoke to 13 of my friends who each had some variation of this experience, as though it’s some sort of disgusting rite of passage.
From casual brushes against our bodies to deliberate touching, to full on molesting, and even raping, south Asian women have kept quiet about their abuse and they continue to do so.
Needless to say these experiences are evident in all communities – sexual assault is not unique to Asian people. But why is there a culture of shame and silence particularly in Asian Muslim families when sexual abuse occurs?
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from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/20/why-theres-so-much-silence-around-being-sexually-assaulted-in-the-asian-community-7275378/
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