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Islamophobia from an American Muslim Perspective

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This chapter describes Islamophobia from the American Muslim perspective. It highlights the experience of American Muslims with an emphasis on the current sociopolitical climate. Effects of discrimination on Muslim mental health, help-seeking behaviors, and public health are discussed. To this end, the chapter discusses current efforts to support Muslim mental health.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Rania Awaad

  2. Khalil Center, Union City, CA, USA

    Rania Awaad & Sara Maklad

  3. Muslim Mental Health Lab and Wellness Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Sara Maklad

  4. Khalil Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Imman Musa

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  1. Medical College of Wisconsin (Retired Tenured Professor), Milwaukee, WI, USA

    H. Steven Moffic

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    John Peteet

  3. Bedfordshire Centre for Mental Health Research in Association with Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

    Ahmed Zakaria Hankir

  4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Rania Awaad

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Awaad, R., Maklad, S., Musa, I. (2019). Islamophobia from an American Muslim Perspective. In: Moffic, H., Peteet, J., Hankir, A., Awaad, R. (eds) Islamophobia and Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00512-2_18

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