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3 Things You Should Know About Porn Addiction

3 Things You Should Know About Porn Addiction

Check out this article to learn more about: Porn is highly addictive and very accessible. Stigma makes it hard to get help. With support, recovery is possible. Sign Up For Our Mailing List This article was written by Shakil Mirza*,

amina January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Mental Health, Personal Development Read more

4 Tips for Supporting Your Partner as They Recover From a Porn Addiction

4 Tips for Supporting Your Partner as They Recover From a Porn Addiction

This article was written by Shakil Mirza, MPH, and Issra Killawi, B.A. Fareed has struggled with pornography since the age of 13. It began when his middle school friends were exchanging websites he was unfamiliar with. Fareed went home, looked up

amina January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Uncategorized Read more

A Quick Guide for Setting Better Goals in 2022

A Quick Guide for Setting Better Goals in 2022

This piece is written for our college-aged or young professional audience, but these tips are relevant for anyone looking to set better goals this upcoming year! Still processing 2020, yet 2022 is right around the corner? The feeling of a new

amina December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Mental Health, Personal Development, Uncategorized Read more

Disbelief, Trauma, & Betrayal: 3 Tips To Healing

Disbelief, Trauma, & Betrayal: 3 Tips To Healing

The Day they will appear before Allah, nothing about them will be hidden from Him. He will ask, “Who does all authority belong to on this Day? To Allah—the One, the Supreme! (Ghafir 40:16) To learn that a trusted friend

amina December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Mental Health Read more

3 Muslim Mental Health Myths that Might be Holding You Back

3 Muslim Mental Health Myths that Might be Holding You Back

Article written by Issra Killawi with Madiha Tahseen, MD. When we’re struggling with a mental illness, we sometimes feel alone–often because of the stigma about mental illness in Muslim communities. Sometimes, by the time we do get help, our symptoms have

amina November 17, 2021November 18, 2021 Uncategorized Read more

Coping With 9/11 As A Young Adult

Coping With 9/11 As A Young Adult

Written by Madiha Tahseen, Ph.D. Acknowledgments: Mariam Rasheed, MSW; Fatyma Karamoko, B.A. On September 11th, 2001, the world mourned the loss of life and destruction. It was also a pivotal moment in the history of Muslims in the U.S. and

amina September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 Uncategorized Read more

9/11 Anniversary Response Guide For Educators

9/11 Anniversary Response Guide For Educators

Written by Madiha Tahseen, Ph.D. Acknowledgments: Mariam Rasheed, MSW; Fatyma Karamoko, B.A. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of September 11th. The world mourned the loss of life and destruction of that day. It was also a pivotal moment in

amina September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 Children, Mental Health, Youth Read more

Healing Hatred

The tragic, horrifying event that took an innocent Muslim family in Canada away from their loved ones, left many of us feeling disturbed, confused, anxious, and shocked. When Islamaphobia occurs, we might not know how to cope with what has

amina June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Article Archives, Mental Health Read more

42 Anti-Racist Children’s Books

This list is created by The Conscious Kid, an education, research, and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth. We support organizations, families, and educators in taking action to disrupt racism in kids. Read

amina June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Parenting Read more

8 Ways Muslim Americans Can Support The #BlackLivesMatter Movement

Before beginning to list out the action items the Muslim American community can take, let’s discuss why it’s important. First, justice is at the very core of Islam. In the Quran God says: “God commands justice and fair dealing…” (Quran

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