Unity, Justice, and the Human Psyche: Insights from the Quran for Today's Global Challenges

Recent global sociopolitical events have raised questions about the basic values that we do - or don’t - share as human beings. 

Many of us wonder about the threshold for the denial of basic human rights that can finally unite us all, only to find those thresholds extended further.

In times like these, it is critical to reflect on our basic psychosocial needs for a sense of connection and unity with other human beings, especially when it comes to striving for justice.

In her presentation talk, Dr. Hosseini will build on Quranic insights to explore the questions:

• What is the wisdom behind the fact that Allah has placed an inherent desire for mutual values and drive towards fairness within us?
• How can an awareness of these psychological processes galvanize our preparation for and attunement with Imam Mahdi?
• And how can we instill these ideas within the next generation?

This will be an in person presentation which will also be broadcast live at: http://live.iman-wa.org. 

About our guest speaker Dr. Zainab Hosseini:

Zainab Hosseini, Ph.D., ASW., is a National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellow in the Stanford Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her research explores the scalability of culturally responsive mental health interventions for adolescents and their families in different contexts, specifically focusing on the needs of refugees. As part of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology lab, Dr. Hosseini is currently partnering with resettlement agencies to support the development of faith-based mental health interventions for Muslim refugee youth and their families in Southern California. Dr. Hosseini holds a PhD in Developmental and Psychological Sciences from Stanford University. She is a licensed mental health clinician in California and practices out of the El Camino Women's Medical Group.

Program Schedule:

6:01 Salaat ul Maghrebain 

6:30 Dinner 

7:30 Open with Qur'an 

7:35 Nasheed

7:45 Play 

7:55 Kahoot

8:15 Community Announcements

8:25 Guest Speker Presentation / Children's program

9:10 A'amaal for the Eve of 15th Sha'ban

9:45 Ziyarat and Conclusion