[nukkad] Battered desi Women

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BATTERED DESI WOMEN

The pattern of battering and terrorizing women prevalent back home is
repeating itself here. The difference is there are many resources to help
them fight back. Here are some listed on the website of LITTLE INDIA. You
can access more information at:
http://206.20.14.67/achal/archive/July99/help.htm

Getting Help
Aasra (San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.) 510-657-1245; 510-657-1246
Apna Ghar (Chicago, Ill): 312)-334-4663
Asha (Baltimore): 301-69-0134 ; 888-417-2742
Awake: Asian Women’s Association for Kinship and Equality 914-368-2011;
awakinc@aol.com

Daya (Houston, TX): (713) 914-1333
Domestic Harmony Committee, Islamic Center (Long Island) 516-942-2081;
icli@muslims online.com

Hamdard Center (Chicago, Ill): 708-628-9195

Maitri (Sunnyvale, Calif.) 888-862-4874; 408-730-4049; www.maitri.org
Manavi (New Jersey): 908-687-2662; manavi@worldnet.att.net
Michigan Asian Indian Family Services (Southfield, Mich.): 810-351-0077

Narika (Berkeley, Calif.): 800-215-7308; 510-540-0754; narika@juno. com
Nav Nirmaan (New York): 718-478-4588

Parivar Relief (New York) 718-457-6899

Raksha (Atlanta, GA): 404-842-0725

Sahara (Los Angeles, Calif.): 1-888-724-2722; 562-402-4132
Saheli (Austin, TX): 512-703-8745
Sakhi for South Asian Women (New York) 212-714-9153; 212-868-6741;
sakhiny@aol.com
Sawa(Boston, MA): 617-442-1622
Sawera (Portland, Ore.): 503-778-7386; sawera@teleport.com
Sewaa (Philadelphia, Penn): 215-627-3922
Sneha (Cheshire, Conn.): 800-587-6342






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