Open Space Resistance

By Dr. Zain Ali Shamoon for ramble cats like us, who scribble out loud                     out here we are likely to meet people who detract and tell us to keep our voices down                     they tell us to “keep your voices down!”                     out here but they don’t know the pathways that moved our collective…

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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.

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