Turning Point

• Ever since, #MeToo has been shorthand for people’s experiences with sexual harassment and assault, from film sets and office buildings to college campuses and religious communities.
• Many articles about #MeToo and religion focus on large churches, such as the Southern Baptist Convention – spaces that are mostly white and Christian.
• These women face added challenges when they break the silence around sexual misconduct and abuse of power, as I document in my book “#UsToo.” Many Jewish and Muslim women of color navigate three kinds of oppression simultaneously: sexism, racism and antisemitism or Islamophobia.

’Dirty laundry’

• This problem is not exclusive to Jewish or Muslim communities but rather a general problem for all subcultures.
• Publicly airing communal “dirty laundry” is seen as precarious, both for the individual and for the ethnoreligious group.
• Jewish and Muslim women in the United States are diverse, from different levels of religious observance to ethnic identity.

Risks of silence and interdependence

• The insularity, sense of connection and interdependence within some minority communities can be conducive to abuses of power.
• Word spread quickly in the Jewish community, and other women came out of the woodwork about his behavior.
• Sacred Spaces, incorporated in 2016, is another organization that brings Jewish values to its work addressing and preventing abuse.

Walking a tightrope

• Nevertheless, some Muslim women affected by sexual misconduct have been working for years to bring it out of the communal closet and into the public eye.
• Many of the women I interviewed live on a tightrope: calling out the patriarchy and sexual misconduct they experienced, while defending their community against anti-Muslim stereotypes.
• HEART, a sexual health and reproductive justice organization founded in 2009, offers education and resources to discuss sexual relationships and violence.
• Despite this progress, many Jewish and Muslim women are still apprehensive about reporting coreligionists, as are women in larger Christian communities.

• Wugen, Inc. , a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of off-the-shelf cell therapies to treat a broad range of hematological and solid tumor malignancies, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Mark Alles as Chair of the Board of Directors.
• Mr. Alles succeeds Natalie Mount, Ph.D., who will transition to Board Director.
• “Mark is a highly regarded industry veteran with a wealth of operational, financial, business development, and commercial experience building and scaling oncology companies.
• “I am honored to serve as Chair of Wugen’s Board of Directors,” said Mr. Alles.

• (Photo: Business Wire)
  The award, which includes a 3:1 match of funds from FHLB Dallas, was celebrated Friday at Cadence Bank in El Dorado, Arkansas.
• The nonprofits services include an emergency shelter for domestic violence victims and 24/7 crisis intervention assistance.
• Were thankful for this critical funding from Cadence Bank and FHLB Dallas to continue our mission.
• In 2022, Cadence Bank and FHLB Dallas contributed more than $99,000 in PGP funds to nine nonprofits across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

• Sabus brings to Syndax more than 30 years of commercial experience launching drugs and building sales and marketing organizations within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Sabuswill oversee all commercial functions, including the development of critical launch initiatives, sales planning and commercial strategy.
• "Steve is an accomplished executive who has launched and grown several important products within oncology, and I look forward to his contributions," saidMichael A. Metzger, Chief Executive Officer.
• Prior to joining Syndax, Mr. Sabus servedas Chief Commercial Officer at Turning Point Therapeutics, before being acquired by BMS.