Vaginal health isn’t just about what happens down there. It’s also about the health of the surrounding areas, including your entire body. And while addressing vaginal health is often viewed as taboo in the Muslim community, it is important that we create access to information and resources for Muslim women so that they may learn…
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Why Aren’t Muslim Students Talking About Their Mental Health?
Disclaimer: This article is in no way meant to substitute for medical or mental health advice from a trained and educated mental health professional. Muslim Girl encourages those who need help to seek it and encourages the use of resources such as therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained mental health professionals. You should never try…
My Young Age Didn’t Protect Me From a Bad Case of COVID
Springtime of 2022 was approaching. It had been two years since the pandemic first began, and COVID-19 became a normal word in our vocabulary. I’d grown accustomed to hearing about people getting COVID, how they would be a bit sick, and then back to normal for a few days. I had not been infected and…
4 Women’s Health Issues to Be Aware of
While some women’s health issues can be cured, some are long-term and permanent. Fortunately, most of them are treatable if caught early. In some cases, women may need counseling to deal with a woman’s health problems, and some may choose to undergo surgery. In any case, it is vital to understand the symptoms and the…
5 Natural Pain Relief Products for Sore Muscles
If you suffer from sore muscles, you know just how inconvenient it can be, especially if you’re at the beginning of a long workday. Sore muscles can happen for many reasons, including exercise, injury, tension, and even stress. Sleeping in an awkward position can even cause intense muscle soreness the next day. While there are…
6 TIPS TO HACK YOUR HORMONES STRAIGHT FROM THE SUNNAH
Editor’s note: This article is not medical advice, and is not intended to replace your physician. Always talk to your healthcare provider if you have questions or concerns about your health. When it comes to hormonal health, it seems that we’re all a little off nowadays. Our reproductive hormones play an integral role in the…
Let’s Talk About Period Poverty
In the United States, 1 in 5 teens struggle to or can’t afford menstrual products, and in India, 88% of women don’t have access to menstrual products at all. They often have no choice but to use thin toilet paper, rolled up socks, and other low-quality items that are dangerous, uncomfortable, impractical, and ineffective. This…
Super Sunnah Foods: Powerful Pomegranates
Pomegranate is a super antioxidant food. One of the most beautiful facts about pomegranates is that while a few hundred years ago, or even a few decades ago, they were quite difficult to eat and access, that is no longer true. At least in the US, pomegranate juice is all over stores, including prepackaged pomegranate…
How My Faith Helped Me View My PCOS as a Gift
Disclaimer: This article is in no way meant to substitute for medical or mental health advice from a trained and educated mental health professional. Muslim Girl encourages those who need help to seek it, and encourages the use of resources such as therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained mental health professionals. You should never…
Do You Know What “Colonial Depression” Is?
Have you heard of “colonial depression”? Colonial depression is the aptly named phrase, coined by Alicia Elliott, to describe the mental health harm that arises from colonialism and its corresponding infrastructures that center white supremacy and place a lower value on the lives of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people. In this Twitter thread, Indigenous author…
Check Out This College Students’ Guide to Staying Fit
Moving to another town and starting a new life as a college student can be challenging. Not only do you have to get used to new people, a new environment, and a new way of living life, but you must also change habits and foods. For exactly this reason, college students can put on weight…
Why Everyone Should Know About JUTHOOR for Mental Health Care
As increasing attention is given to mental health needs in the Muslim community, a new platform has developed for the Arab world called Juthoor (Juthoor.co) to help. This platform is important as it addresses the stigma associated with mental health, as well as offers a list of therapists who can provide culturally appropriate services. Happily,…
What Is Toxic Positivity and Why Is It Potentially Detrimental?
Upon hearing the phrase “toxic positivity,” it sounds fairly harmless. After all, how could a phrase including positivity ever be related to something harmful? In short, toxic positivity is the forced expression of happiness in all applications, leaving no room to experience other, equally essential emotions. Toxic positivity has caused us to live in a…
How I Went From Resisting Therapy to Appreciating It
Disclaimer: This article is in no way meant to substitute for medical or mental health advice from a trained and educated mental health professional. Muslim Girl encourages those who need help to seek it, and encourages the use of resources such as therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained mental health professionals. You should never…
Is Breast Cancer Deadlier for Muslim Women, Black Women, and Other Women of Color?
Breast cancer is especially deadly for women of color, including Black women and Muslim woman. Black women get breast cancer at a lower rate than white women, but are more likely to die from it. Muslim women as a whole are less likely to receive mammograms, with only 50% of women reporting receipt of mammograms,…