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You Want to Connect. You Just Do Not Know How to Start.
For many Muslim students, wanting to connect and actually connecting feel like very different things. Social anxiety at university has specific shapes for Muslim students, and it responds well to the right kind of support.
You Got In. So Why Does It Still Feel Like a Mistake?
Many first-generation Muslim students arrive at university having worked harder than almost anyone around them to get there, and spend the next three years quietly convinced they do not deserve to be there. This post is about imposter syndrome, why it hits Muslim students hard, and what helps.
Surrounded by People and Still Completely Alone
University is full of people. It is also one of the loneliest experiences many Muslim students will ever have. This post is about the particular shape of loneliness for Muslim students at university, and what actually helps.
Everyone Around You Is Questioning Everything. What Happens to Your Faith?
University is designed to make you question things. For Muslim students, that process of questioning often extends to the faith they grew up with, and sometimes that feels like the ground disappearing beneath you. This post is about navigating that without losing yourself.
You Found Your Faith. Now Who Are You? The Mental Health Struggles Nobody Prepares Muslim Converts For
The shahada is the beginning, not the destination. For many Muslim converts, what comes after it is one of the most psychologically demanding periods of their lives. This post is for new Muslims who are struggling and the communities that often let them down.