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Countering Domestic Violence
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Murder at the hands of a spouse/partner, the ultimate form of domestic violence, is the last stage of an escalating continuum of violence (e.g., physical, verbal, emotional, financial, sexual, and spiritual abuse) designed to achieve and maintain power and control over the other person. Such acts can range from name-calling and insults to pulling hair and hitting, repeated threats of divorce or deportation, distorting Islamic teachings to manipulate the other person, and, ultimately, to fatal injuries. According to the Bureau of Justice, 400 men and 1,247 women (some of them Muslim) were killed by their intimate partners in 2000. In 2001 , 85% of all such victims were women (Bureau of …
