Mental Health Middle East Archives

3 min

Better Understanding Our Bodies’ Relationship With Food And Mental Health

Food is a part of various cultures. Arabs for example, many life events, and celebrations revolve around food. It is a way to share love, sadness, happiness, celebration, etc. Whatever…

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News

“Pervert At The Airport!” Egyptian Blogger Speaks up on Harassment

June 14th – CAIRO. Egyptian Blogger Basma, known as BeeBishay on Instagram, took it to her platform to denounce harassment in Cairo International Airport. In a heartwrenching video, Basma calls…

Egypt's Sexual Assault Harassment Case MeToo 2020

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5 min

News

Egypt’s Rising #MeToo Movement Has Amended The Country’s Constitution

In less than one week of the region’s trending sexual assault case, led by Egyptian youth, the prime minister of Egypt amended the country’s law to provide increased protection for…

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4 min

Relationships

16 Conversation Starters to Allow Men to Open Up About Feelings

Men often use women as emotional support because it’s harder for men to reach out to a male friend so women often have to bear their emotional baggage. The key…

autism child mother hugging article empwr love breaking the stigma

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Mental Health

Autism 101: Breaking the Stigma Ft. Big Hass

1. What is Autism? Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a range of developmental disorders that are related to brain development and its impacts on how a person perceives and socializes…

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Mental Health

Why Men’s Mental Health Urgently Needs Attention in the UAE

November was Men’s Mental Health Awareness month. For many years, mental health has been ignored, which has led to it becoming the most growing pandemic of the decade. To make…

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Mental Health

8 Fatal Stigmas on Mental Illnesses

If you look up the word “Stigma” in a dictionary here is what you will find: “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.” Mental illnesses…

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Art & Thoughts

Settling the Stigma Around Mental Health in The Middle East

“When I suffered I suffered in silence. I suffered alone because I didn’t know how to ask for help, and when people noticed, I denied it. I refused it and…