Middle East

Participant 1: Some people would still be hesitant to opening up to someone from their country, just in case they feel like they would judge them more, especially in the Middle East. Participant 2: I…

Personally, I think if my parents were to read the policy, they would value it a lot. But at the same time, if it actually happened to their daughter or their son, or whomever it…

I believe that they [a person supporting a survivor] should definitely just have empathy first and foremost. But I also believe they should be able to be really understanding. I don’t know if the word…

I feel like many people [trying to support a survivor] would just jump to their own experiences thinking that would help the other one. But I feel like sometimes, that’s not needed because it should…

Just to make it clear, when I say “biased,” I’m talking about gender-biased. So […] not to judge the other person from their gender, because some of us have some experiences, and we can actually…

What I am thinking is, like, obviously, sexual assault, people find it shameful. Like, wherever you go, there’s that shame associated with being sexually assaulted. But I feel like it’s really, really prevalent in the…

To be honest, it depends on the person. Some female victims would prefer to share with a female counsellor because a female counsellor will easily be able to understand what they went through. If it…

To be honest, I’ve heard a lot of girls telling me about incidents that happened, but I never heard about the policy and I’ve been at SMU for two years and no one has ever…

I feel like the language barrier would be a big thing. Although I understand English, I know a lot of people from the Middle East and around [unclear] with a strong barrier. So, I think…

Participant 1: It is really easy to give advice. You can just say, “Go to the police. Go to the administrators, or faculty.” But it’s not as easy as one might think; and there is…