“You are brave. You are beautiful You are worthy of love. I’m so proud of you for sharing this — it is not easy to talk about. But talking about it and seeking help is the first step towards learning tools on how to deal with trials in life. Please remember — i have not ... Read More
I am a 16 year old Muslim girl and I have been going through some tough times. Me and my dad used to be really close, but after a while things went downhill and our relationship slowly crashed. In elementary school my dad and mom were going through a lot they have been fighting since then. I found out what ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m a teenage girl and my parents are killing my soul. They can’t think of one damn thing that is good about me. All they see is that I’m a terrible person. Imagine that every time someone said something bad about you, your parents reaffirmed that in your face. Today I volunteered somewhere ... Read More
Hi, I’m a senior girl in high school living in the United States. I was born in the U.S., but my family is from Iran. My mom and dad came to the U.S. for his job. We went back and forth from the U.S. to Iran. Since second grade, we have stayed here without moving. ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Why do you think men rape and how do you even get over being raped As salaam Alaikum, I really hope I do my best to answer these very important and sensitive questions. I’d first like to make this resource available to you if you or someone you know have been a victim ... Read More
I need to stop being so suspicious of men in my assumptions that they’re going to hurt me. In my eyes, any man has the potential to be abusive, even the ones I trust wholeheartedly. I see it as only a matter of time before they snap, before they assault me, which makes me ache ... Read More
Dear Fatima, third time contemplating suicide. My mom raises her voice at me for everything I ask for or say I need. She is becoming increasingly aggressive and we can’t talk without having a fight. Don’t know what to do. I’m on the verge with a painful cough and cold. I am feeling so sick ... Read More
Sometimes we grow blind to the horror of our own experiences because we survived them. We no longer feel them. We become muted to our own torture. Yet when we share these abuses with others, their reactions are surprising. We are amazed that anyone could consider our trials to have been horrific. We are shocked when ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am 20-ish woman. I’ve been dealing with my abnormal sexual orientation my entire life. I thought that it was my nature.. As I grow up and learn about things I realized this might resulted from sexual abuses I had when I was a little kid. I learn about life, relationship, love in ... 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
