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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when Masjids and Islamic centers must also join in and make the Muslim community more aware of this crime, as well as how to curb it within our families. These are seven practical ideas they can use to do this. 

For many Muslim couples who do not have family in the West, the Imam is one of the few people who has an Islamic background and is an authority figure, and therefore, can help them sort out their problems.

This 13-point guide offers Imams, particularly in the U.S. and in countries where Muslims live as minorities, advice on how to handle domestic violence in the Muslim community.

Domestic violence is a worldwide problem. Imams can play a positive role in ridding Muslim families of this social ill. These are seven ways Imams can deal with the issue in non-Western countries.

Sexual abuse and harassment are far more common in the Muslim community than often assumed. It is a crime in the eyes of Allah, as well as according to local laws. These are 14 ways Imams can handle it.

Sexual abuse, sexual harassment and sexual assault may sound like graphic Western terms for a Western problem, but they are not. These are crimes as old as humanity itself. Below are eight tips for how Imams can deal with these issues.

The Prophet, peace be upon him, was ask, "What actions are most excellent?" He responded: "To gladden the heart of a human being, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the wrongs of the injured."