I Can’t Just Pray My Disorder Away

Fiza Pirani
Nov 1 · 3 min read

This is an excerpt from the Foreign Bodies monthly newsletter. Read the issue in full here.

Growing up in a practicing Muslim family in the United Kingdom, Noha Magd wasn’t entirely surprised when her parents encouraged her to turn to prayer after she revealed she was experiencing suicidal thoughts. A devout Muslim herself, Noha hoped faith could keep the fog at bay, too.

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Fiza Pirani

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Atlanta-based writer/editor and bibliophile. Investigating immigrant and refugee mental health @CarterCenter. Founder, foreignbodies.net.

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