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Hopelessness is always a lie
In this podcast episode, Dr. Zeyn Green-Thompson, a medical doctor and psychiatrist, explores mental health, hopelessness, depression, and suicidal ideation, combining clinical insights with an Islamic worldview to examine the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of suffering, and how īmān, meaning, patience, hope, and responsibility can shape the way Muslims understand and respond to mental health struggles.
The conversation also considers how Muslims can support those who are struggling, why listening often matters more than offering quick answers, and how Islamic principles can provide a more grounded approach to mental wellbeing, without reducing complex struggles to simple advice or labels.
A Muslim Therapist on What’s Really Happening to Men
In this podcast episode, we talked with Ahmed Tomal, a therapist who specialises in working with Muslim men, about the mental health struggles that often remain hidden behind the words “I’m fine”. Anxiety, depression, loneliness, addiction, relationships, and suicidal thoughts are examined alongside the pressures that lead many men to suffer in silence and struggle to ask for help.
The Day Everything Lost Meaning (ft. Imran Hussein)
In this podcast episode, we spoke to Imran Hussein, a senior researcher at Sapience Institute, about anxiety, intrusive thoughts, depression, nihilism, and the search for meaning in a world full of distractions.
A topic so taboo that YouTube won’t let us say it
In this podcast episode, Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad, a jurist at Islamic Council, shares timeless principles and insights drawn from his extensive experience — addressing the critical issues of suicide ideation and hopelessness.
The problem with mental health
In this podcast episode, Imam Abdullah Hasan discusses decolonial psychology, mental health discourse, and reclaiming Muslim ways of thinking.
Can a Muslim be depressed?
In this video for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 during the pandemic, Dr. Salman Butt answers a question many Muslims quietly struggle with.
Did our pandemic discourse go secular?
In this podcast episode, Shaykh Dr. Haitham al-Haddad and Shaykh Dr. Sajid Umar discuss COVID-19, īmān, mental health, and protecting our communities holistically.
No mental health without justice
In this video for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, Professor Tarek Younis explains why understanding mental health requires understanding the social, political, and ideological world around us.
Happily ever after… or not
In this podcast episode, psychotherapists and Islamic scholars discuss personal, mental health, and marital challenges.
Which country has the best mental health?
In this video, Dr. Salman Butt explores which countries report the best and worst mental health outcomes, and why.