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Dahlia Khankan

photo of Dahlia Khankan Photo courtesy of Dahlia Khankan.

Known For: Social worker, advocate for ending domestic violence
Country: United States

About

Dahlia Khankan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in the state of Massachusetts. She holds an undergraduate degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from Barnard College, and a graduate degree in Social Work from the Columbia University School of Social Work. Her clinical interests include working with underserved and marginalized populations, particularly immigrant women and children. Dahlia has long been interested in issues of gender equality and has recently become involved in efforts to raise awareness within her local Muslim community about domestic violence, hoping to break the silence around this too often hidden problem. 

Bringing her academic background and her professional and personal interests together, Dahlia assisted in establishing the Domestic Harmony and Family Affairs Committee at The Islamic Center of Boston, which she has chaired since 2009. In this role, she coordinated a successful full-day seminar, a first for the Boston area entitled “Relationship Violence: A Muslim Response.” The seminar was presented by Salma Elkadi Abugideiri of the Peaceful Families Project and Imam Mohamed Magid of the ADAMS Center. Ms. Khankan served on the Islamic Center of Boston’s Executive Board from 2009-2011 and has been an Advisory Board Member since 2010 at Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence, a Boston based non-profit dedicated to strengthening the capacity of faith communities to engage in a coordinated effort to end domestic violence.

Dahlia is of mixed Syrian and Ukrainian heritage. She grew up on Long Island, New York and has lived in Massachusetts since 2000. She is married to Dr. Wassim Matraji, Ph.D, and together they have three beautiful children.

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