Reclaim Spiritually
By: Ayah Issa So, you’ve recognized you’ve gone through spiritual abuse, did what you could to stop it, did what you could to alter your Spirituality, but Spirituality has become triggering. Every time you hear a sheikh screaming in the microphone about hell, you feel it.
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.
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…
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 […].
Rooted in Resilience: Join Us at the 17th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference
The Institute of Muslim Mental Health (IMMH) will be at the MMH Conference. At the conference, Muslim mental health professionals and students can build connections and develop professional skills. Be sure to visit our table to learn about our mission, meet our team, explore our resources, and discover how you can contribute to Muslim mental health.
Seize the Opportunity of This Blessed Month
Take full advantage of Ramadan—may Allah shower His mercy upon you—for many may not witness its return. Use this opportunity with the ability Allah has granted you to practice obedience to Him. Recognize the immense status of this month and fulfill its rights by submitting to Allah in devotion. Increase in supplications, seek His forgiveness, and turn to Him in sincere repentance, because the arrival of this month is a blessing for the believer.
Your Roar Was, and Will Always Be a Blessing
It’s a weird thing to ask myself to catalyze, again, what I have always been
A storyteller
“What ill might befall the speaker if they are too vulnerable?”
I’ve learned that the resurgence of a poet’s poetics has more to do with kinetic rhythms put into practice
And looking a little closer in the mirror to see what your wrinkles say about you
And to tell the volumes of your life
In the faces of fear, who ask –
Message about Planned Transition of President Hamada Altalib, DO, MPH, FAES
Dear Members of the Institute for Muslim Mental Health: Last week, President Hamada Altalib, DO, MPH, FAES announced that he is stepping down as president of the Institute for Muslim Mental Health (IMMH). After serving in this role for eight years, President Altalib has decided to continue with IMMH as part of the advisory board…
Suicide Postvention – Crisis Response Summary
Suicide is a human condition. As such, Muslims are not immune to mental health challenges, mental illness, and suicidal ideation. The Institute for Muslim Mental Health coordinated and hosted an emergency Meet the Expert Pro-Series webinar on Thursday, April 8th 2021 in response to a mental health crisis in the Muslim community. The Pro-series webinars are geared towards Muslim mental health practitioners and community faith leaders. This article summarizes the key learning points of Dr. Rania Awaad’s webinar presentation.
Muslim Mental Health Conference March 25th-26th, 2022
Join us in-person or on Zoom, and reconnect with the Muslim mental health professional community!