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I think that the best quality that a friend could have is to listen to what the person [who has experienced sexual assault] has to say. I think listening is a big part of it,…

I believe that you have to have compassion in a situation like this, where it’s not about enforcement of what you think is right, or what you think should be done. It’s just understanding the…

Another quality I would say would be reliability. It could help if you went through a struggle of your own. It may not be the exact struggle – you don’t have to be abused yourself;…

My advice would be, coming from the Middle East, I would suggest that things over there, when it comes to gender or dignity, it’s very sensitive, and we are not, very comfortable [unclear]. So, they…

I would suggest that they complain to a therapist because by complaining to a therapist, they would feel more comfortable about the topic. I would also like to add that it would be even better…

I believe that when it comes to understanding what the victim is going through- let’s say, if someone comes from a Muslim background, especially coming from the Middle East, the high fear of being heavily…

Unfortunately, in today’s world, I do know by numbers that female students, in general, are more targeted for sexual assault than male students.[…] So, anything that the Student Centre or SMU staff puts out for…

How would you solve it? Like, I know you can get counselling and medical services, but like, how do you say that the people who did the violence are [unclear]. Like, do you do anything…

I feel like sexual assault policies, in general, are very female-targeted. They are not really male-targeted at all, which is a problem because a lot of men also get sexually assaulted. […] At the Mount,…

I know that a lot of girls need that help. It is a very subjective thing, and it is a very personal thing. Um, so, yeah kind of just going back to the “if it…