Mental health issues in Muslim communities

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Mental health issues in Muslim communities
Dr. Abdul Monaem

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This paper looks at mental health issues experienced by boys and men in Muslim communities in Australia. Islam is the core of the culture of many migrants living here. Reports of harassment and discrimination against Muslims appear regularly in newspapers and a surge in anti-Muslim incidents is evident. Expressions of anti- Muslim feelings and anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the increase in this country. Many Muslims feel alienated since events such as that of September 11, 2001 and the Dr Hanif incident. Living in such a climate, their mental health is severely affected.

This paper explores mental health issues confronting Muslims in Australia. It will also look at the current level of research into the practice of religious values, especially among Muslims, and how it can provide a buffer for coping with religious intolerance.

Conflict of Interest: None disclosed
Financial Support/Funding: None disclosed
From 'Cultural approaches to health and community care' a conference organised by Mission of Hope.
Visit mission of hope at www.missionofhope.org.au
Recorded at the University of Western Sydney (Bankstown Campus) 28 November 2007, NSW, Australia.

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Dr. Abdul Monaem

Dr Abdul Monaen [PhD (Qld), MSc (Harvard), MHP (NSW)] is the principle Research Associate, Men’s Health and Resource Centre (MHIRC) at the University of Western Sydney. His Research interest is on social inequalities in health, boys and men’s health, health of ethnic communities, health of separated fathers and suicide in men