Events

The first stage in our progression route. Ends 22nd January

A free event for mothers with children of marriageable age in East Africa only. TO REGISTER CONTACT aftab@africafederation.org +255 655 553 883/ +447791506386

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The SFH Foundation is hosting a conversation on Muslim Mental Health Today https://youtu.be/DV5DdyQDwhg 26th August 12pm South Africa 11am UK Between Muna Bilgrami, Yaquta Morton, Sabnum Dharamsi and Abdullah Maynard This pilot podcast explores the dimensions of mental health, Islam and spirituality. The current Covid pandemic period has brought a huge rise in the frequency […]

Sabnum Dharamsi and Ayesha Powell: Islamic Counsellors. 2pm BST https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../what-makes-islamic...

Sabnum Dharamsi and Abdullah Maynard will be presenting at the conference above on: How do Muslims survive and thrive within secular and prejudicial spaces?  Less heavily framed conceptions of well-being are a precursor for greater inclusivity, wherein clients can be multi-dimensional and balanced, rather than two-dimensional figures in the western imaginary.  Abdullah Maynard and Sabnum […]

Abdullah Maynard and Sabnum Dharamsi will be joining this event geared at counsellors and therapists exploring how counsellors and therapists can contribute to issues of social justice. There are some amazing contributors from the field of therapy including Emmy van Dreuzen, John McLeod, Dwight Turner, Digby Tatum and others. Our workshop is entitled ‘When thoughts and prayers are not enough -towards therapeutic activism." and here's the abstract below!

"Your thoughts and prayers are not enough’
UK based Ukrainian volunteer.

How do we get to therapeutic activism, avoiding normative conceptions of neutrality and spiritual by-passing? This workshop will consider how we meet diverse realities in the therapeutic space engaging in these with our hearts as well as acceptance of the complex politics.