The Dark Side of Devotion: How Abuse Thrives in Communities of Faith The sentencing of Abdul Halim Khan, a London imam convicted of raping and abusing seven young women and girls over 11 years, raises disturbing questions about the power dynamics at play within faith communities.
On the surface, it appears to be a case of serial abuse perpetrated by an individual with access to vulnerable victims.
However, upon closer examination, a complex web of psychological manipulation, cultural vulnerability, and institutional failure emerges.