Ayesha Siddiqui Can you imagine what your reaction would have been if someone had told you at the beginning of the year that in a few months, every single country in the world would be quarantined? That something would be introduced to our world and [...]
Habeeba Husain Every news channel, every tweet, every text message right now is about COVID-19. The global conversation shifted from dismissiveness to concern to downright panic. Before the tsunami hit the United States, there were massive warning signs coming from countries abroad—yet, still the American federal government failed [...]
Najwa Awad LCSW-C As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world and more deeply into each nation, people have been struggling to grapple with the massive implications of what is to come over the next several months, especially with interpersonal relationships. One of the most challenging parts of [...]
Dr. Marwa Assar With the Coronavirus pandemic and the call for social distancing, many of us are not happy with the increased solitude, the feeling of being cut off from the outside world, and the loss of our usual social interactions. And while it is great that we [...]
Saadia Z. YunusLicensed Marriage & Family Therapist www.saadiazyunus.com As I sat across from my client as she was narrating to me the power a specific prayer had, I realized something profound: A closeness to God and feeling His presence in dark times can assist us in overcoming challenging situations. The [...]
Najwa Awad Najwa Awad is a psychotherapist and fellow at the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research who is passionate about helping Muslims heal, grow, and thrive after adversity. She has a private practice, Amanah Family Counseling, in which she provides online and in-person counseling to children, adults, and [...]
Have you ever stopped to look at a tall tree? How it began from only a small seed and then became a tall tree that gives fruits? Have you looked at the sun sits in the sky? How it reflects light on the moon in such a perfected measure? [...]
Habeeba Husain A couple of years ago, I took on a personal blogging endeavor based on one of my favorite verses of the Quran. The verse states, “And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could [...]
When I ride in an airplane, I enjoy looking at how small the world seems from a distance. Yet when you zoom in, what seemed so small and insignificant turns out to be very important and major for most of us. The size of the house, the kind of [...]
Habeeba Husain I never considered myself a germaphobe. Learning about the tiny little bugs that were on my hands, pencils, and desk never freaked me out. But in many television shows I watched as a kid, there was always an episode focused around one character’s obsession with [...]
