Episode Description

In this episode of WISE Women with Daisy Khan, with host Dr. Daisy Khan, Dr. Denise Ziya Berte, Executive Director of the Peaceful Families Project and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in trauma, torture, and interpersonal violence, dismantles the myth that domestic violence is a Western problem. 

She examines how the power and control tactics used by dictators operate identically inside abusive households, confronts the misuse of Verse 4:34 to justify spousal violence, and exposes the community silence leaving victims without support. The Peaceful Families Project's "In Their Names" campaign has documented over 45 Muslim domestic homicides in two years, with 80 to 90 percent occurring during separation or divorce. Dr. Berte also addresses why 25 percent of Muslim children raised in the United States leave Islam and why working equally with perpetrators and survivors is an Islamic obligation.

Dr. Denise Ziya Berte's work through Peaceful Families Project spans imam trainings, youth programming, parenting education, and a nationwide network of over 50 culturally competent service providers. She did not accept the silence. She built the infrastructure to end it.

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Dr. Denise Ziya Berte, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years specializing in trauma, torture, oppression, and interpersonal violence. She serves as Executive Director of Peaceful Families Project, a 21-year-old national initiative addressing family-based violence in Muslim communities through an Islamic legal framework. Dr. Berte has served as expert witness in criminal, family, immigration, and human rights law. She is the mother of eight children and grandmother of five.

 WISE Women with Daisy Khan 

Where Muslim voices rise, bridges are built, and history's unsung heroines reclaim their light.

WISE Women with Daisy Khan gives voice to Muslims sharing their experiences with anti-Muslim bias, educates non-Muslims to become upstanders against discrimination, and spotlights extraordinary women throughout history whose contributions have been erased. We reclaim faith as a force for good while building bridges between East and West, transforming fear into understanding, one conversation at a time. We challenge disinformation with knowledge and empathy, confronting the weaponization of religion for political gain. This isn't just another podcast. It's a bridge between communities taught to fear each other, opening hearts and minds to build the understanding our divided world needs.

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