We’re launching an Instagram page to collect and share stories that talk about people’s experience with mental health in the Muslim community. It’s not limited to people who are pious or who practice Islam actively, but also a platform for people who have drifted away from the religion and have maybe practised it at some point in their life (been part of the Muslim community at some stage). It can also include people who know someone in this community who has struggled with mental health.

The objective of the page is to start conversations around mental health in an attempt to remove the stigma associated with mental health in the Muslim community and acknowledge that mental health exists and needs to be normalized, just as much as physical health.

The format of the page will be similar to that of Humans of New York (HONY)

We will collect stories that people submit to us that describe what their experience has been like with mental health and Islam, and share them on our page like HONY does. We will have options for people to either share their pictures with us that we can use OR for people to be entirely anonymous (no names, pictures or any indicator of identity).

This is where you guys can help! If you are interested in sharing your story please comment below – you can PM us if you would like our Instagram handle where the stories will be shared.