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Suicide: Perception, prevention and pathway amongst Muslims
Dr Nooria Mehraby

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Islamic beliefs and traditions, like Christian and Judaic ones, can provide an essential framework of meaning for individuals to sustain life in times of great distress. Spirituality and religious beliefs have a substantial role in suicide prevention in Islam. Suicide is forbidden in Islam (Don’t commit suicide as GOD is merciful to you” Qur’an Surah 4 verse 29). Many Muslims consider a person who commits suicide to someone who has turned his/her back on Islam. Therefore, suicide leads to a more severe bereavement crisis for any Muslim family and requires additional support and care.

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Recorded: in Sydney, July 2008

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Suicide: Perception, prevention and pathway amongst Muslims	Nooria Mehraby	32'28
Suicide: Perception, prevention and pathway amongst Muslims	Nooria Mehraby
Suicide: Perception, prevention and pathway amongst Muslims	Nooria Mehraby

Dr Nooria Mehraby

Nooria Mehraby is a senior clinician at the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). Herself a refugee, Nooria has more than 20 years work experience with refugees both overseas and in Australia.

Nooria graduated as a medical doctor from Kabul University Afghanistan in 1983. She worked as a lecturer at Kabul University, concurrently completing her Masters of Pathology (1986), and as a general practitioner until 1987 when she and her family were forced to flee to Pakistan. She arrived in Australia in 1993.

In 1995 Nooria was employed by STARTTS as a bi-cultural counsellor for the Middle Eastern communities. As a trained Trauma Counsellor she continued her education and obtained a Masters of Counselling degree with distinction from University of Western Sydney.
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Nooria is an experienced national and international conference speaker and is the author of multiple publications (including textbook contributions) on refugee trauma, cross cultural counselling and working with children. Nooria is also the editor of Interface Column; a Consideration of Difference, in the National Journal of Psychotherapy in Australia. Her Particular interest is on developing cross-cultural therapeutic interventions with Refugees.