After a 29-year-old Pakistani Muslim woman was shot and killed last week, in an apparent murder-suicide by her soon-to-be ex-husband, her death sparked countless conversations and reflection within the South Asian and Muslim communities.
and more, all with tens of thousands of followers, each spoke of Khan’s story and how generations of problematic perspectives have only perpetuated cultures that sometimes deny the realities of this world, such as mental health, marital troubles and divorce.
Domestic violence advocates who work primarily within the South Asian and Muslim communities said that the extra societal and cultural expectations can deter or silence a person from speaking up about abuse or other relationship problems, even though the sentiment isn’t reflective of the communities as a whole., which translates from Urdu and Hindi to Our Home, a local nonprofit that provides a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, counseling and more to those experiencing gender violence.
“There’s nothing more” Khan could have done, Gill said, noting Khan’s bravery to speak up. She encouraged anyone else dealing with trauma to do the same in order to feel safe. Khan, a photographer, was born in the U.S. and spent parts of her early life around the East Coast in New Jersey and Philadelphia before settling with her family and spending much of her life in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sheikh said Khan was supposed to move back to Chattanooga this week, and her apartment in Chicago was almost all packed up.
She has two younger siblings, Naseer said, and was very close with her mom’s side of the family. She had been estranged from her father since last year, Naseer said.
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