Mental Health

Breaking the Silence: Building a New Conversation Around Mental Health

Let’s face it: mental health is a crisis we don’t talk about enough. Around the world, millions of people suffer in silence, trapped by fear, shame, or the weight of stigma. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in eight people globally—nearly one billion individuals—lives with a mental health disorder. Depression and anxiety alone cost the global economy over $1 trillion annually in lost productivity.¹ Among youth, the numbers are equally alarming: nearly 50% of mental health conditions begin by age 14, yet most cases go untreated.²

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Identity

The Rise of Tribalism: The Dangers of Divisiveness and Its Solution

We can define identity politics as a certain group with a different set of background, cultural beliefs of ethnicity forming a political group while trying to influence the structures in a country or state. Tribalism, another form of polarisation, based on what tribe one comes from, has roots we can trace back to the time of the holy Prophet Muhammed (saww), which he (saww) came to remove from the society at that time. Which is where all the emphasis on taking care of one’s brother in faith, praying congregational prayers, rights of the neighbour, orphan and widow, come from and have great importance in the Islamic tradition.

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Loneliness

The Pain of Loneliness vs Pleasure of Solitude

n the complex universe of human emotions, there lies a paradox so profound that it shapes our very experience of being alone. Paul Tillich illuminates this enigma: “Language… has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” In these words, Tillich unravels the dual threads of loneliness and solitude woven into the fabric of our lives.

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the prophets leadership

The Prophets Leadership: A Timeless Example

In various ways, we are all entrusted with leadership, even if it’s subtle. Every man with a wife and children is the leader of his household and must apply the lessons from the Prophet’s leadership to his family. Managers must apply these lessons to their employees, teachers to their classrooms, and those in community or organizational roles to those they serve. Leadership is present in every structure where human beings interact. Even if our leadership role is limited, it still exists and carries significance.

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