Anjabeen Ashraf

Anjabeen Ashraf holds a PhD in counselor education and has spent her personal and professional time helping, advocating, and standing in solidarity for justice. Her research has examined vicarious trauma in American Muslims. She can be tweeted @fahsana.

Mountains or Molehills: Depression, Suicide, and Your Help

Depression. One of the most commonly used terms to describe a number of emotions: sadness, apathy, or just the blahs. True depression, however, is mostly misunderstood. Depression includes symptoms such as a reduced interest in normal activities, insomnia, fatigue, diminished ability to think clearly, and recurrent thoughts of death, which may include suicidal ideation (DSM-V, …

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Bottled Up: Mental Health and American Muslims

“Shhh, we don’t talk about that.” “People will think I’m crazy.” I often hear these statements in reference to a number of things within Muslim communities but none so often as seeking mental health services. The notion of telling a stranger your deepest thoughts and feelings when we have a hard enough time telling our …

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Refocusing: A Conversation about Rape Culture

Men ogling and catcalling women was always unacceptable and discomforting to me. I sometimes questioned if my attire was responsible for attracting that type of attention. If I was a victim of catcalling, I would keep moving and not respond. I felt voiceless doing so, and I began to realize how the culture I grew …

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