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STORIES OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN THE
UNITED STATES WHO HAVE
MOVED BEYOND VIOLENCE WITH THE HELP
OF TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER
The
Tahirih Justice Center works to protect immigrant women and girls seeking
justice in the United States from gender-based violence. Tahirih Justice Center
has developed an innovative and comprehensive approach to address the acute and
growing needs of immigrant women and girls fleeing violence that combines
direct legal services, client-based public policy advocacy, and public
education.
In December 2004, my family introduced me to a man in hopes of arranging our
marriage. He appeared to be a promising partner—a handsome doctor with a bright
future in the
I always dreamed of the life I could have had, if only my father did not die when I was a baby. Unfortunately, I will never know how things could have been, because after his car accident, my life dramatically changed.
Bianca* and her three young children fled their home in West Africa when her husband’s family was preparing to perform the ritual known as female genital mutilation on her two-year-old daughter as a “cure” for her recently diagnosed dwarfism (considered a curse by local customs).
My marriage to Duri* was arranged by my parents with the best of intentions.
I was excited and had always dreamed of getting married. After a six-month
engagement, Duri and I were married near my home in
Some people can think back to happy childhood days. But all of my memories
are only of violence and misery.
My name is Rana* and I am from
I grew up in a small South African village. I went to college, and became a
teacher after graduating. When the government planned to redeploy teachers, I
was forced to look elsewhere. I had always dreamed of traveling to different
countries, so friends suggested I apply for nanny positions.
A friend introduced me to a woman [...]
I first met my cousin, Asif*, when I was 14 and he came from the
Shaka* and I became engaged in my native
Adam* proposed to me on Christmas Day. I was very happy. To celebrate, we
went home and cooked together. I had liked Adam from the start—he enjoyed
cooking my native
Paul was serving in the United States Army when we met through mutual
friends. Like myself, he was a native of
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