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Share your insights, research, and stories to inspire and empower our community.
Our blog is a hub for engaging and evidence-based resources tailored to the needs of the Muslim community. This is your opportunity to share your insights, research, and experiences with a global audience while contributing to mental health awareness and advocacy.
Spiritual Abuse
Every couple of months, a woman comes out to speak against her abuser (usually a spiritual advisor). We all then watch our Instagrams and sometimes the news as we hear of the abuses she endured, and we watch the way people react to her. There is currently another story that has popped up in my circles, and the cycle of reactions has started…
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For Whom is the Glass Broken?
By Dr. Zain Ali Shamoon Riddle yourself with the following questions: – Who put the glass ceiling there in the first place? – And who can afford that? – And who were the laborers forced to install that? – And what of the important personal roots that aren’t up there? But instead down here…
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Spotlight: Uplifting Muslim Voices with Aftab, an NYU Islamic Center-Based Creative Writing Magazine
We’re excited to launch the Institute for Muslim Mental Health’s (IMMH) new art-based blog with Aftab’s Fall 2024 magazine. At IMMH, we’re committed to uplifting Muslim voices – and we’re exploring new ways to do just that. Through this art blog, we hope to encourage people to embrace art along with science and community involvement as valuable tools for healing.
Read MoreWe invite mental health professionals and community members to contribute by sharing insights, research, and relevant resources. Email your submissions to blog.editor@muslimmentalhealth.com.
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