From Hatred to Healing: A Healing-Centered Framework for the Wounds of Islamophobia
摘要
Systemic inequalities significantly affect the mental health and overall well-being of individuals who identify as Muslim. The effects of oppression and discrimination lead to psychological distress and heightened vigilance due to personal experiences or witnessing acts of discrimination, mistreatment, threats, violence, and intimidation. Deeply ingrained and culturally sustained forms of discrimination, such as structural racism, gendered Islamophobia, and other biases, perpetuate psychological distress among Muslim patients, community members, and healthcare workers. Despite these challenges, Healing Centered Care (HCC) has the potential to promote a paradigm shift towards more inclusive, supportive, and higher-quality mental health care. This chapter critically examines existing literature and explores how the concepts of racial trauma, minority stress, and internalized racism may directly and indirectly affect the mental health of Muslims. An empirically informed framework is also proposed for healing-centered care.