9/11’s Hidden Toll - Muslim domestic violence in America

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Muslim-American women are quietly coping with a tragic side effect of the attacks—a surge in domestic violence

NEIGHBORS WORRIED WHEN they heard him screaming at her for leaving laundry in the washing machine. “It changed him from an angel to a monster,” says Lila, who spoke to NEWSWEEK on the condition that her real name not be used. Suddenly, when she tried to comfort him, he would kick her to the floor. Once, she says, he threatened to hit her so hard that she “would not land until next Sunday.”
        Sadly, Lila is not alone. Since 9/11, domestic violence has been on the rise in the American Muslim community, according to social-service agencies nationwide. The weak economy, an insulated culture and intense scrutiny from law enforcement and locals alike have created a powder keg that’s all the more frightening because there are so few resources to deal with the problem; only three shelters in the United States cater specifically to Muslim culture. And, with the authorities threatening arrest and deportation for suspicious foreign nationals, Muslim women are even more hesitant to report abuse than usual, according to Nora Alarifi Pharaon, a psychologist at the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Arab-American Family Support Center.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/944564.asp?0cv=CB20

I wonder if this is a bias story? I'd like to see the complete statistics and see if all groups, or like Muslim groups also rose?

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