assault


[Image description: Dr. Gisella Perl on the cover of her book, “I Was A Doctor in Auschwitz”.] Via Wikipedia
[Image description: Dr. Gisella Perl on the cover of her book, “I Was A Doctor in Auschwitz”.] Via Wikipedia

This gynecologist was Auschwitz’s only salvation

Advaita Chaudhari
Pink flowers against a dark background
Pink flowers against a dark background

I rushed my first time because I thought I was late to the game

Anonymous

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Alex bint Eisa
[Image description: Woman wearing red lipstick looks off into the distance.] Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash
[Image description: Woman wearing red lipstick looks off into the distance.] Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash

I was in denial, until a stranger in Germany helped me confront my past

Shaima Alterkawi
[Image description: Woman looks out from a wall where most of her face is covered.] Photo by Mohammed Hassan on Unsplash
[Image description: Woman looks out from a wall where most of her face is covered.] Photo by Mohammed Hassan on Unsplash

I couldn’t speak about my assault for years, until now

Izza Malik

My professor forced himself on me. Here’s why I didn’t report him.

Anonymous

I’m afraid to tell the police what happened – because he follows me everywhere

Shannon Aplin

The first attack happened when I was 8. It was my cousin.

Anonymous
A photo of Zainab Ansari, smiling with short hair
A photo of Zainab Ansari, smiling with short hair

We won’t ever find justice for Zainab, until this sweeps our nation

Momina Naveed

I’m a Pakistani woman. Our society needs to stop teaching men that women are there to be harassed.

Maheen Humayun
Black woman dressed in sheer black top standing in front of a garden
Black woman dressed in sheer black top standing in front of a garden

#MeToo might be just a hashtag to some people. For us, it brings up haunting memories.

Saffiyya Mohammed

Nobody else wanted to believe me

Kathryn Willgus