Child detentions highlight cruelty of Israeli occupation
YOSSI MEKELBERG July 26, 2022 Short Url A call last week by a group of UN human rights experts urging the Israeli government to release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian […]
‘Trapped’: Most Gaza children suffer distress after 15-year Israeli siege
13 HOURS AGO International NGO Save the Children said around 800,000 young people in Gaza have “never known life without the blockade”. Four out of five children in Gaza suffer […]
Grief, Isolation & Mental Health: A Special Interview with His Holiness, Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2019 Ahmadiyyat • Contemporary and Social Issues 28th August 2019 By Syed Amer Safir Isolation is a pressing issue for the world today. 7.2% of European Union citizens (over […]
How Lina separated mental health struggles from her ‘worth’ as a Muslim
ABC Radio National / By Lina for International Day of People With Disability Posted 17h ago I sat quietly in the waiting room. The silence was deafening. My right leg had a mind of its […]
Parenting in the Pandemic: Helping Children Cope with Mental Health
Sarah Waseem – UK HEALTH 28th January 2021 Sarah Waseem, UK Across the world many countries are in lockdown as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. Whilst this has had […]
From fleeing for their lives, to finding peace of mind
Our Better World ~ Sara: A flight to safety ~ Hicheal: The story of a notebook ~ HEI: Bridge to mental wellness ~ Building resilience, creating acceptance Health Equity Initiatives […]
World Suicide Prevention Day – Reflections
10th September 2020 Add Comment ©Pixabay Sarah Waseem, UK September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World Health Organisation every forty seconds, a person dies by suicide somewhere in […]
Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness
Source: The Guardian Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions? By Elle Hunt ‘People who visit the coast […]
Trump often blames mass shootings on mental health. When the perpetrator is Muslim, he blames Islam.
Source: The Washington Times By Aaron Blake President Trump invoked “racism, bigotry and white supremacism” in his speech Monday about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. That’s […]
Too much time on social media can increase symptoms of depression among teens, study suggests
Source: CTV Spending too much time on social media or watching television is linked to increased symptoms of depression among teens, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted a four-year study […]
Muslim men face pressure to ignore their mental health problems – it is time to stop the denial
Stoicism and the belief that faith should be able to overcome mental illness is stopping men from getting the help they need. This has to change Mohammedabbas Khaki The Independent […]
MENTAL HEALTH: Switzerland catching up with demand for Muslim pastoral care
By Thair Alsaadi THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 22, 2018 Since 2016, spiritual counselors have offered advice at the Federal Refugee Center in canton Zurich. (Keystone) As Switzerland’s […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: HOW SWIMMING REGULARLY CAN REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION
Getty Images/iStockphoto Exercising can have a positive effect on both your mental and physical wellbeing Sabrina Barr @fabsab5 Swimming regularly can help reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression, a new […]
Six radical ways to tackle US school shootings
By Owen Amos BBC News, Washington DC 20 February 2018 After 17 people were killed in Florida, could these measures stop US school shootings? 1. Don’t name the shooter In […]