Dear Fatima, I’m a 19 year old girl unsure of what to do. One of my Muslim friends has been “dating” a boy younger than her. Let’s call the girl Aya and the boy Samer (fake names). First it was just talking. Then it got to the point where they were meeting up, and he ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am 17, and I added my friend on snapchat and because of my immature self I didn’t stop adding her. I was being invasive. I was being clingy, it was my fault. She keeps blocking me. Today, I decided I would never add her again to respect her wishes and more importantly ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m a 17 year old girl in high school. I have been facing extreme social distress from a young age. There are 2 incidents that I will highlight. Most of the girls in my school never talk to me. In fact, I get so lonely sometimes that I have contemplated suicide. Reading the ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am currently in 8th grade. I have some very nice friends alhamdulilah. I am healthy and I have a family so what more can I ask for right? But last year I had issues with self harm. I would scratch my arms until they bled. I have been clean for 2 months ... Read More
Salaams Fatima, I am a 26 year old male medical student in the United States – raised here since I was about 2 years old. I have issues with feeling unappreciated and unwanted, and I feel inferior to other people. It begins with the fact that I have a stammer that makes it difficult for ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m a 17 year old girl going through a period of extreme anxiety. I have been taking medication for 2-3 years because I have ADD and it is supposed to make me concentrate better. My parents don’t force me to take it but they always give it to me every morning and when ... Read More
Dear Fatima, my mom keeps on pushing me putting pressure on me and i have got enough with her shes always yelling hitting me embarrassing me in front of everyone what should i do to make myself feel better and not try to commit suicide =============================================================== As salaamu alaykum What you are describing sounds like ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Salam. I have become confused as to whether Islam is the true religion of God, or whether Christianity is the true religion all along and Islam is spread as some type of lie. I have read and watched many youtube videos of how a Muslim or a Christian temporarily died and saw the ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Hi. I’m currently 17 years old, almost 18. I come from a traditionally conservative Iranian family. When I was 15 years old, almost two years go, I became friends with a guy on my Cross Country team. I had been on the team with him the year before that, but we had never ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Asslamualaikum, this is the first time I’m posting on this website. This is the first time I’m writing about what I’m feeling. A little about my self, I am a Male, I am 20, I attend college, I am on the hinges of dropping out and doing nothing for the rest of my ... Read More
