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This
clip features Sharifa Alkhateeb, founder
of the Peaceful Families Project,
and illustrates a portion of what
will appear in the completed documentary.
A
collaborative effort of FaithTrust
Institute and the Peaceful Families
Project, the film is designed for
victims of domestic violence in Muslim
communities, counselors and advocates
in shelters for battered women who
serve Muslim women, and general
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audiences
in Muslim communities to increase understanding
of the dynamics of abuse and to offer insight
into the Islamic perspective. It will be
an important educational tool inside the
Muslim community, as well as a resource
for shelters, public agencies, hospitals,
doctors, judges, lawyers, and family court
professionals. A
most important outcome is dispelling the
myth that Islam and Muslims approve of unjust
and criminal behavior inside their families.
FaithTrust
Institute (FTI), our funder since 2000,
has successfully raised the $175,000 cost
of producing this documentary, due out in
the spring of 2007. To broaden the reach
and accessibility of the film, FTI is attempting
to raise an additional $50,000 for translating
the video into several languages. The product
will be a multilingual subtitled documentary
accompanied by translated study guides.
FaithTrust Insitute and the Peaceful Families
Project invites you to be a part of this
groundbreaking work.
Donations
for the translation of an educational documentary
to end domestic violence in Muslim families
may be sent to:
FaithTrust
Institute
2400 N. 45th Street, Suite 10
Seattle, WA 98103
Please
write "Muslim Film" in the memo
line of your check.
If
you would like to make a donation online
please visit FaithTrust Institute's online
giving page. Please note that your gift
is for the Peaceful Families Project: Muslim
Film.
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