Help A Survivor Escape Domestic Abuse
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This GoFundMe is being created on the behalf of Madina (to protect her privacy and anonymity, she has asked to go by a pseudonym), a close friend of mine who is a Black Muslim woman seeking support in escaping the physical and sexual abuse she faces at home.
Our immediate goal is to raise enough money for her to cover the costs of moving and securing a space of her own away her current living environment and her abusers.
Far too many Black Muslim women survivors opt for a life of silence and suppress the trauma they face on a daily basis, particularly at home and at the hands of family, in order to live and have stability. Here is an opportunity to make a difference for a young woman trying to get free. May this campaign be also monument of the collectives of care we form around those we love, those who go unprotected, often silenced, unheard, and discarded.
Below I have included a first person account from Madina, detailing the abuse she experiences and her immediate urgent needs.
(TW/CW: sexual assault, self harm, suicidal ideation)
"Hello everyone, I’m a young Black muslimah college student who resides in Maryland. I’m seeking assistance to leave my abusive and toxic household for good. I have been abused both physically and sexually assaulted at the hands of my older brother.
This abuse has been going on for my whole life. I wanted to remain anonymous to protect myself from my family members. My mother has done nothing to protect me from my brother and continues to enable his behavior. While living with my family I’ve been kicked out multiple times while underage, had my personal belongings stolen from me and sold, i’ve been left homeless and beaten.
As I got older and the abuse became financial. As a college student I’ve been forced to pay majority of my bills of my household basically leaving nothing for myself. This lockdown has forced me to stuck with both of my abusers which has lead me to spiral into a depression. I’ve been forced to relive my trauma and after speaking to my mother about my sexual assault, I was told nothing would be done about it, which was my last straw.
This trauma has caused me to self harm for years and attempt suicide multiple times and nearly drop out of school. Alhamdulilah I’ve have been clean from any self harm in years and I don’t want to ever be in that environment that makes me feel that I need to self harm.
I’m asking for assistance to safety move to a studio apartment. The goal amount includes moving costs, a couple months of rent and a month of rental deposit and possibly groceries.
Thank you for listening my story."
Our immediate goal is to raise enough money for her to cover the costs of moving and securing a space of her own away her current living environment and her abusers.
Far too many Black Muslim women survivors opt for a life of silence and suppress the trauma they face on a daily basis, particularly at home and at the hands of family, in order to live and have stability. Here is an opportunity to make a difference for a young woman trying to get free. May this campaign be also monument of the collectives of care we form around those we love, those who go unprotected, often silenced, unheard, and discarded.
Below I have included a first person account from Madina, detailing the abuse she experiences and her immediate urgent needs.
(TW/CW: sexual assault, self harm, suicidal ideation)
"Hello everyone, I’m a young Black muslimah college student who resides in Maryland. I’m seeking assistance to leave my abusive and toxic household for good. I have been abused both physically and sexually assaulted at the hands of my older brother.
This abuse has been going on for my whole life. I wanted to remain anonymous to protect myself from my family members. My mother has done nothing to protect me from my brother and continues to enable his behavior. While living with my family I’ve been kicked out multiple times while underage, had my personal belongings stolen from me and sold, i’ve been left homeless and beaten.
As I got older and the abuse became financial. As a college student I’ve been forced to pay majority of my bills of my household basically leaving nothing for myself. This lockdown has forced me to stuck with both of my abusers which has lead me to spiral into a depression. I’ve been forced to relive my trauma and after speaking to my mother about my sexual assault, I was told nothing would be done about it, which was my last straw.
This trauma has caused me to self harm for years and attempt suicide multiple times and nearly drop out of school. Alhamdulilah I’ve have been clean from any self harm in years and I don’t want to ever be in that environment that makes me feel that I need to self harm.
I’m asking for assistance to safety move to a studio apartment. The goal amount includes moving costs, a couple months of rent and a month of rental deposit and possibly groceries.
Thank you for listening my story."
Organizer
Dalia E
Organizer
New York, NY
