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Mental Health problems occur across all cultural, religious, national, socio-economic and educational boundaries.

USA National Domestic Violence Hotline number is 1-800-799-SAFE
USA TDD line for the hearing impaired is 1-800-787-3224

Many Faces of Domestic Violence: collection of articles & information

	Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
	FGM Debate (2006)
	Homelessness
	Incest
	Kidnapped by Daddy Joan Naby
	Rape
	Rape & Incest: Islamic Perspective Uzma Mazhar
	Sexual Abuse

Men's Issues

	Depression in Men
	Macho Muslims
	Male Battering
	Myths about Male Rape
	Myths about Male Sexual Abuse

Prejudice & Bigotry

	Islam and Sexism Hisham Zoubier
	Jihad Against Racism & Nationalism Abdul Malik Mujahid
	Muslim Struggle Against Racism Abdul Malik Mujahid
	Prejudice: Islamic Perspective Uzma Mazhar
	Prejudice & Racism Amongst Muslims
	Pro-active Anti-racism: The Way of the Prophet
	Social Change in Islam Wahiduddin Khan
	Universal 'Humanityhood': Islamic Perspective Abdul Malik Mujahid

Suicide

	Gender Differences in Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior in Pakistan Murad Moosa Khan MD & Hashim Reza MD
	Suicide
	Suicide: It's Not An Escape Sheikh Aslam Hussain
	Suicides in the Developing World: Case Study from Pakistan Murad Moosa Khan MD & Adnan Ali Hyder MD
	Suicide Prevention in Developing Countries Murad Moosa Khan MD
	What Does Islâm Say About Suicide?

Links:
Suicide and Depression support from Befrienders International (English and Arabic)
http://befrienders.org/mainindex.htm

Miscellaneous

	Change Uzma Mazhar
	Co-Dependency
	Depression in Women
	Dynamics of Shame Uzma Mazhar
	Homosexuality: The Cost to Society Muhammed A. Asadi
	Journaling: A Tool for Self-Awareness Uzma Mazhar
	Marital Satisfaction in Pakistan: A Pilot Investigation (pdf) Farah Qadir, Padmal De Silva, Martin Prince & Murad Khan
	Self-Injury
	The Art of Silence Uzma Mazhar