Escaping from an Islamic home in the UK

About this episode

Salima shares her harrowing experience of escaping an abusive Islamic home in the UK.

Salima was born in the UK to a strict Bangladeshi Muslim family. Her parents forced her to memorize the Quran, attend mosque, and wear the hijab from a very young age. She and her siblings were physically abused by their mother and kept isolated from other children their age.​ When her parents began discussing a marriage to a cousin, she decided to run away with her sister. Because Salima was under 18, social services became involved and helped the two sisters escape safely. Unfortunately, th...

People in this episode

Host: Yasmine Mohammed

Guest: Salima

Topics covered

• escape
• abuse
• Islamic upbringing
• family dynamics
• social services
• marriage

Keywords

• Islam
• abuse
• Quran
• hijab
• social services
• marriage
• escape

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bangladeshi Muslim family

Places: UK

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