Section: Health
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Islam-led sex educators are helping Muslim women ‘lean into pleasure’
For some Muslim women, feelings of fear and shame around physical intimacy are at the heart of medical conditions such as vaginismus
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‘My ADHD made me feel like I had failed God’
In recent years, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has become increasingly understood both at home and in the workplace — but the condition presents specific problems for practising Muslims
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‘Accepting cancer would be giving up, and that was never an option’
UK Muslims are among hundreds of thousands who travel to Turkey for medical treatment every year, sometimes in a desperate attempt to take advantage of purported life-saving treatments
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‘The war against drugs needs to be reimagined in a new way’
Inside the organisations helping Muslims with substance abuse issues during Ramadan
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The problem of Muslim women and cervical cancer screenings
Healthcare professionals warn that too few take up invitations to get tested
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Understanding the menopause: why it’s good to talk
Female health issues are often a stigma in minority communities. Earlier awareness and better education could be part of the solution
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Spain prepares to pass the first menstrual leave law in Europe — but there is still work to be done
A new bill aims to give extra paid leave for menstrual and period pains. Some Muslim women, however, fear it could lead to further marginalisation in the workplace.
