
In response to the #MeToo Movement, many Muslim women began sharing their experiences of sexual assault within their communities online, but the issue isn’t so cut and dry. Many Muslims, both men and women, are worried that speaking out against sexual assault and harassment will further promote anti-Islamic sentiment in America. Aymann Ismail, Slate video producer, editor and host of Who's Afraid of Aymann Ismail?, and Salma Elkadi Abugideir, licensed professional counselor in private practice and founding board member of Peaceful Families Project, a national nonprofit focused on ending domestic violence in Muslim communities, discuss the role of Muslim faith leaders — many of whom are men — and of male allies in the emerging #MosqueMeToo Movement.