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This memoir is titled, “Two Callings.” Written by Dr. Aneesah Nadir, it chronicles not just her life, but the life of her ancestors, the political and social changes that occurred since the 1950’s, and the evolution and establishment of the Muslim Mental Health field in the US. She delves into her two callings, a calling to Islam, and a calling to Social Work. The book begins with a background and family tree of her origins. On one side, a seamstress and tailor from Barbados

[The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Ann Fadiman ] The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down , by Ann Fadiman, is considered of the genre medical anthropology. I had never actually heard of this subfield of anthropology but it “examines the cultural, social, and biological factors that influence health, illness, and healthcare practices.” The author herself is not an anthropologist, she is a wri

Dr. Hoda Zeinab Amer at 57357 in 2012

I nternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Feb. 6 It is estimated that over 200 million women/girls have...

The US and the Arab American Brain Drain By: Dr. Hoda Z.M. Amer, co-founder, Treasurer of American Board Certified Doctors for Egypt...