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HadiyahMuhammadisafirstyearHealthBehavior

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HealthEducationstudentattheUniversityof
Michigan.Herresearchfocusesonmentalhealth
issuesinU.S.Muslimcommunitiesandidentifying
theinterventioneffortsandinstructionalprograms
bestsuitedformosquesandIslamiccentersof
learning.

LizRyan

MyparentsconvertedtoIslamasyoungadultsinthe
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WhenYou'reNotInTheMood
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late1970s.ChoosingtobecomeMuslimchangedmy
parentshealthbehaviorsimmediately.Iwasborntotwopeoplewho,inlovewith
theirnewwayoflife,nolongerconsumedpork,alcohol,andtobacco,preferred
menandwomenseparatedatgatherings,fastedduringthemonthofRamadan,
andjoinedacommunityoflikemindedconvertstosustaintheirpracticeand
growreligiously.Islamdoesnotseparatedaytodayactionfrombelieftherefore
thebehaviorsthatmyparentsimmediatelyacceptedasacommondailypractice
werenotsimplyritualsperformedduringcertaintimesoftheyear.Myparents

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conversiontoIslamwastheirattempttocreateanewandbetterlifefor
themselvesandmyfamily.Interestingly,whilethephysicalhealthbehaviorsof
myparentschangedalmostimmediately,thementalhealthchallengesremained
thesameamongmyuniquelyMuslimnuclearfamilyandmynonMuslim
extendedfamily.
Incollege,Iwouldreadmagazinearticlesaboutwomenexperiencingdepression,
domesticviolence,orselfesteem/selfworthissues.IbelievedIwasimmuneto
thosekindsofproblemsbecauseofmyMuslimidentityandupbringing.Itwas
notuntiladevastatingpersonalexperiencethatIwasforcedtoaskmyselfhard
questionsthatIneededhelpinanswering.Inthatjourneyoftruthand
reconciliation,IdiscoveredthatIwasnotimmunetomentalhealthchallenges,
andIbegantowonderaboutresourcesinmycommunitytohelpmerecognize
andbreakdysfunctionalfamilyhabitsandbehaviors.Withsomanyquestions,I
soughthelpfromatherapistandbegantoreadanythingrelatedtoMuslim
mentalhealth.
Whileonthisjourney,Ireadtwoarticlesthatchangedmylife:MindingOur
MindstheLostSkillofDiscipliningOurOwnThoughtsandMindingOur
MindsThinkingOurWaytotheHouseofJoyonEarthbyLeslieSchafferand
KamalShaarawy.Inthesearticles,printedinAlJumuahMagazine,theauthors
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destigmatizecounselingandnormalizementalhealthproblems.Theyoffer
solutionsfromanIslamicperspective,citingtheQuran,hadith,andclassicbooks
byImamIbnalQayyim,ImamAbuHamidAlGhazli,andSyedQutb.Thebiggest
lessonfromtheirarticlesisthatIslamisatransformationalreligion.Theanswers
foranyafflictionweexperienceinlifecanbefoundintheQuranandsunnahof
theProphetMuhammad(SAW).Howisitthatwehaveexcelledwith
performanceofthephysicalhealthroutinesandnotthementalhealthones?This
questionledmetostudyhealthbehaviorattheUniversityofMichiganSchoolof
PublicHealth.
WhatIhavelearnedinmyfirstyearofgraduateschoolisthatbehaviorchangeis
auniqueanddelicateprocessandthatthemostimportantdeterminantof
behavioralchangeisintention.ThisisafoundationalconceptofIslam.The
ProphetMuhammad(SAW)said,Actionsareonlybyintentionandeveryman
shallhavewhatheintended.Aboutthisstatement,ImamashShafisaid,This
hadithisathirdofallknowledge.Theconnectionofintentionandactionis
importantandthemajordifferencebetweenMyintentionistostopovereating
andMyintentionistounderstandwhyIchoosetoeatinmannerthatis
unhealthyandagainstthecoretenetsofmyfaith,sothatIcanstopthis
behavior.

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AsImatureinmyfaith,IbetterrecognizethedepthofprotectionGodprovides
forourmentalhealthwithareligionthatoffersinstructionforeveryaction
fromhowtoenteraroomandusethebathroomtohowtoburythedead.Ibelieve
partoftheanswertotheaforementionedquestionisexplainedbythegapin
communicationaboutwhyweengageinthecommondailybehaviorsthat
characterizeMuslimsallovertheworldandhowthosebehaviorsareaprotection
forourcompletementalandphysicalhealthinourparticularenvironment.For
example,itsimportanttounderstandtheuniquechallengesMuslimsencounter
whilelivinginAmerica.Intalkingaboutalcohol,itsimperativethatdiscussions
focusaroundtheIslamicprohibitionofalcoholwithinaneducationalcontextthat
alsoofferssolutionstopreventitsuse.
AlcoholandotherchallengesthatfaceAmericanMuslimsareoftendifferentfrom
thoseofMuslimsinothercountries.Infact,thechallengesofMuslimslivingin
Durham,NorthCarolina,aredifferentthanthoselivinginSanDiego,California.
Understandingcommunitiesinthecontextoftheirenvironmentisnecessaryto
promotehealththroughthereligiontoinfluenceinformedintentionmaking
practicesofmembers.Inadditiontothisgapincommunication,manyofour
communitieslackthepatience,understanding,training,andefforttosupportthe
holisticwellbeingofitsmembers.

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IbelievemosquesintheUnitedStatesareinauniquepositiontoengender
sustainablechangeinindividuallivesforthecreationofhealthy,creative,and
progressivecommunities.IonceheardDr.AbdulHakim(Sherman)Jacksonsay
thatweareallhumanbeingsfirstbecauseifwestoppedpracticingIslamwe
wouldstillbehumanbeings.JustasSchafferandShaarawydidintheirarticles,
weneedMuslimhealthprofessionalstopromotementalhealthwellbeingby
explicatingknowledgefromthereligionanddevelopingstrategiesto
communicatethatknowledgetothecommunity.Butfirstwehavetoacceptthat
Muslims,allMuslims,aresimplyimperfectbeingswhopracticeaperfectreligion.
Whatdoyouthinkaboutmentalhealthcounselinginthecontextofreligionand
communitiesoffaith?Arethereadditionalopportunitiesforsupportorarethere
uniquebarriersthatmaketherapymoreconduciveinasecularenvironment?
Haveyoueverexperiencedsuccessfulcounselingormentalhealthsupport
stemmingfromaspecificreligiousperspective?

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Americanconsumers,startyourengines!Thisweekendkicksofftheholiday
shoppingseasonandhereiswhatyouneedtoknow.Thealwaysdubious
NationalRetailFederation(NRF),theindustrycheerleader,ispredictinga3.7
percentincreaseinholidayspending.ButasBarryRitholtzhasnoted,the
methodologyemployedbytheNRFsurveyisdefective,becauseitreliesonasking
consumershowmuchtheyspentlastyear,andhowmuchtheyplanonspending
thisyear.Ofcourse,peoplehavenoideawhattheyspentlastyear.Noclue
whatsoever,whichiswhythetrackrecordsofthesesurveysareawful.
Sowhatsreallygoingonforconsumers,asweheadintoThanksgivingweek?
Althoughwagegainshavebeenslowtopickupoverall,relativelylowinflationhas
amountedtoextramoneyinthewalletsofmostAmericans.Theyarespending
someofthatmoneyonlonglastinggoods,likecars,aswellasservicesandalso
savingatadecent4.8percentrate.Butitisanyone'sguessaswhethertheywillbe
naughtyornicethisholidayseason.
AndbadthirdquarterearningsreportsfromMacy'sandNordstrom
notwithstanding,thedeathofbrickandmortarretailershasbeenoverstated.
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Despitetherapidgrowthofdigitalsales(thegovernmentsaidthatoverallE
commercejumped15.1percentinthethirdquarterfromayearago),most
shoppingoccursinphysicalstores.Infact,lastquarter,Ecommerceaccounted
forjust7.4percentofoverallretailsales.
Butthesenumbersaresomewhatmisleading,becauseoverallretailsalesinclude
thebigticketautomobilecategory,aswellasgasandgroceries.Accordingto
consultancyStrategy&,thesegroupsareresponsibleforalmosthalfoftotalretail
sales.Withoutthem,onlinespenetrationofitsaddressablemarketiscloserto
16percent.
Butthatsnotthewholestory:Deloittefoundthatnearlytwothirdsofinstore
retailsaleswillbeinfluencedbydigitalinteractionsthisholidayseason,as
consumerssmartenupandconductresearchontheirdesktops,tabletsand
phonesandconsultshoppingappstolandthebestdeals.
Speakingofthosebargains,shoppingearlycanpayoff.AccordingtoAdobe
Digitalresearch,onlinepricesshouldhitrockbottomonThanksgivingDay,
whereconsumerswillsnaganaveragediscountof27percent.Soifyouareoneof
the45percentofconsumerswhocansneakawayinbetweenfootballgamesand
familytimetoclickaway,youllberewarded.
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IfshoppingonThanksgivingevenfromtheprivacyofyourhomedoesntsit
wellwithyou,trytheMondaybeforeThanksgiving,whichhasbeenagoodoption
tobeattherushandstillgetdeals.Adobealsofoundthatthebesttimetobuy
dependsonbothdiscountsandproductavailability,especiallyforhotselling
gifts.Infact,thisweekendisthebesttimetoshopfortoysandMondayisgood
forelectronics,thoughtheentireweekleadinguptoThanksgivingwilldeliver
bargains.
Andaquickwordaboutsecurityafteranumberofdatabreachesatsomeofthe
nation'stopretailers,manyareworriedaboutprotectingtheiridentitiesfrom
thieves.Expertssaythatwhenshoppinginastore,thesafestchoiceiscashatthe
checkoutcounter,butthattoohasrisk,becausewhoreallywantstoshopwith
wadsofcash?Forconvenience,creditcardsarethesafestoptionbecauseissuers
usuallyprovideprotectionagainststolen,damagedorlostitems.Additionally,if
creditcardinformationisstolenorcompromised,yourliabilityisminimized,
whereasadebitcardthiefcoulddrainyourbankaccountbeforeyounotice.
Finallyduringthistime(andalways),carefullyreviewyourcreditcardstatements
assoonasyoureceivethemtomakesuretherearentanyunauthorizedcharges.
Ifthereisadiscrepancy,callyourbankandreportitimmediately.Ifyouthink
thatyourinformationhasbeencompromisedorthatyouhavebeenavictimof
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identitytheft,gototheFTCwebsiteforstepbystepinstructionsaboutwhatyou
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