Daywatch: Photographer killed in murder-suicide amplifies dialogue about divorce
Good morning, Chicago.
After a 29-year-old Pakistani Muslim woman was shot and killed last week, in an apparent murder-suicide by her soon-to-be ex-husband, her death sparked countless conversations and reflection within the South Asian and Muslim communities about how cultural stigma, particularly surrounding divorce, can unfairly burden women.
Mehru Sheikh, a friend of Khan’s who was the maid of honor in their wedding, said Khan wondered whether she should post about her divorce on social media because of the backlash she knew she’d receive, but ultimately thought it was important to be vulnerable and allow people to “see themselves reflected in her.”
Domestic violence advocates who work primarily within the South Asian and Muslim communities said that the extra societal and cultural expectations can deter or silence a person from speaking up about abuse or other relationship problems, even though the sentiment isn’t reflective of the communities as a whole.
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