“Books helped me in my darkest days. I want to empower others the same way,” says Sonia Qazi
On Sept. 23, 2011, Sonia’s mother, Najma Bibi, and her sister, Sidra Mehtab, 18, who remained in their native Pakistan, were brutally murdered — allegedly by assassins hired by Bibi’s husband. Instead of allowing her grief to take over, Sonia decided to do something positive with her pain. Together with her best friend, Sehar Parvez, and her roommate, Suzan Tang, Sonia formed Freedom Through Books in December 2011. Freedom Through Books is non-profit organization whose purpose is to donate books to shelters supporting the needs of domestic violence survivors and homeless families.
Additional information about Freedom Through Books and how to donate new or gently used books may be found by visiting www.facebook.com/freedomthroughbooks
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I loved Star Trek (all of them except maybe Deep Space Nine) because of the psychology and social psychology themes. John Luc Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is one of my favorite captains of Enterprise. I always enjoyed his acting, but gained a new level of respect for him after hearing him talk about his childhood experience with domestic violence during a recent BBC World News interview. He speaks eloquently about the shame of living with “a silent crime,” and feeling helpless to protect his mother from victimization. Patrick Steward provides a glimpse of how challenging it is for children growing up with violence in the home. Because of his personal experience with domestic violence he is now is now a patron of the charity Refuge which helps victims.
Dr. Bhandart is encouraging the orthopedic community to look beyond the fracture to the person and treat the entire person by being concerned about how she got the fracture. He admits that medical doctors often focus on the physical body that is injured neglecting to event think about the circumstances. Read more on his efforts to get the medical community to address Domestic Violence 
devastating effects of domestic violence in the lesbian community. Her wife, Cara Rintala is being held without bail accused of her murder. The couple was together for nearly 10 years, and both worked as paramedics for local fire departments. Prosecutors describe the relationship as one marred by mutual physical and emotional abuse. Each had taken restraining orders out against the other and an investigation by the Department of Social Services found that their daughter had been neglected. 
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books on the topic. His expertise comes from being the former co-director of Emerge, the first program in the United Sates for abusive men. This book explains abusive thinking, the techniques abusive men use to manipulate their families and the legal system. In addition, this book provides more information about early warning signs, abusive personalities, and the process of attempting to help abusive men change. This is a great book to read to gain understanding and to help sort through issues, if you are trying to decide if you want to stay in a relationship. It is also very helpful if you have to remain in contact with your abuser because you have children to raise together after you have left. Find out more and get your copy 
