We have compiled a list of helpful academic articles and other articles you can read to increase your understanding and awareness of Muslims, Islam and the clinical considerations and implications when working with Muslim clients. We have divided the list of articles by topic.

We have also included a list of books  on counseling Muslims. The “Easy Reads” list  are books you can also recommend to your Muslim clients. The “Academic Books” list has more in-depth books for those who want to really delve into the topic and increase their awareness about working with Muslim Americans.

ARTICLES

UNDERSTANDING ISLAM

• • Islam 101: Understanding the Religion and Therapy Implications
    Ali, S.R., Humedigan, M., & Liu, W. M. (2004).
    Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35(6), 635-642.
    
    

• • Social Work and the House of Islam: Orienting Practitioners to the Beliefs and Values of Muslims in the United States
    Hodge, D. R. (2005)
    Social Work, 50, 162–173.
    
    

MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF MUSLIM AMERICANS

• • Mental Health Issues of Muslim Americans
    Basit, A. and Hamid, M. (2010).  
    Journal of Islamic Medical Association of North America, 42(3), 106-110.
    
    

ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH

• • Islamophobia: A Case Study on Media, Mental Health and Chronic Stress
    Ali, N. and Khan, H. (2015-2016).
    Journal of the Student National Medical Association, Winter, 19-23.
    
    

• • Microaggressions and Islamophobia: Experiences of Muslims Across the United States and Clinical Implications
    Brown, M.D., Haque, A., Kahumoku‐Fessler,E.P., &  Tubbs, C.Y. (2018).  Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(1), 76-91.
    
    

• • Coping with Islamophobia: The effects of religious stigma on Muslim minorities’ identity formation
    Kunst, J. R., Tajamal, H., Sam, D. L., & Ulleberg, P. (2012)
    International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 36(4), 518-532.
    
    

• • Subtle and Overt Forms of Islamophobia: Microaggressions toward Muslim Americans
    Nadal, K. L., Griffin, K. E., Hamit, S., Leon, J.T., Michael, & Rivera, D. P. (2012)
    CUNY Academic Works.
    
    

• • A Muslim-American Therapist on How Islamophobia Affects Her Clients’ Lives
    
    

WORKING WITH MUSLIM CLIENTS

• • Cultural Competence in the Care of Muslim Patients and Their Families
    Atem, B., Shamoon, Z., & Waheed, A. (June 2019)
    
    
  • Addressing Cultural Barriers with Muslim Clients: An Agency Perspective
    Bradshaw, C., Graham, J.R., & Trew, J. L. (2009)
    Administration in Social Work, 33:4, 387-406
    
    
  • Reliance on God as a Core Construct of Islamic Psychology
    Bonabi, B.G., & Koohsar, A.A.H. (2011).
    Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 30, 216-220.
    
    
  • Cognitive restructuring: An Islamic perspective
    Hamdan, A. (2008).
    Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 3, 99-116.
    
    
  •  Moving toward culturally competent practice with Muslims: Modifying cognitive therapy with Islamic tenets
    Hodge, D.R. and Nadir, A. (2008) Social Work, 53(1), 31-41.
    
    

• • Working With Muslims: Perspectives and Suggestions for Counseling. Podikunju-Hussain, S.
    VISTAS Online, American Counseling Association, Article 22, (103-106).
    
    

• • Young Adult American-Born Muslims and Mental Health: An Exploration of Attitudes, Challenges, and Needs
    White Paper by ISPU
    
    

• • Exploring the Faith and Identity Crisis of American Muslim Youth
    Omar Suleiman
    
    

BOOKS

These easy to read and engaging books can be given to your Muslim clients who are looking for books on their faith and identity. 

EASY READS

These easy to read and engaging books can be given to your Muslim clients who are looking for books on their faith and identity.
 

• • Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
    by Eboo Patel
    
    
  • Letters to a Young Muslim Paperback
    Omar Saif Ghobash
    
    
  • Wisdom Walk: Nine Practices for Creating Peace and Balance from the World’s Spiritual Tradition
    Sage Bennet, PhD
    
    

ACADEMIC BOOKS

• • Counseling American Muslims: Understanding the Faith and Helping the People
    Ahmed Kobeisy
    
    
  • Being Muslim: A Cultural History of Women of Color in American Islam
    Sylvia Chan-Malik
    
    
  • Counseling Muslims: Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions
    Edited by Sameera Ahmed and Mona M. Amer
    
    
  • Muslim American Women on Campus: Undergraduate Social Life and Identity
    by Shabbana Mir
    
    
  • Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities through Multiple Methods
    Selcuk R. Sirin and Mitchelle Fine
    
    
  • Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States
    Su’ad Abdul Khabeer