From Inquiry to Impact: Sharing Research with Purpose
October, 2024 Sondos Al Sad “Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose” Zora Neale Hurston Research has become central to both my personal and professional life. Over time, I’ve learned to recognize the quality of public information and the logistics of sharing it effectively, especially since often the research landscape […]
Equity-focused research resources
Sondos Al Sad Welcome to my bookmarked list of research resources. If you’re like me—on a quest for minority-focused research—these are some essential resources I frequently turn to: Muslim Health Research: Women’s Health Research: Community Health Research: I continue to update this list as I learn more.
Overcoming Barriers to Minority Research: Lessons from My Journey
September, 2024 Sondos Al Sad “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought” Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi It’s not uncommon for me to hear—whether from collaborators, students, peers, or even my own research—”I can’t find much literature about minorities.” This recurring challenge may feel overwhelming, but every […]
Suicide, Muslims, and Censorship
September, 2024 Sondos Al Sad “These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.” Najwa Zebian For Muslims, September carries a unique weight. It is both Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and a reminder of the negative labels that threaten their lives daily. Suicide remains a taboo subject for many Muslims, in part […]
From Struggle to Revolution: Empowering Women Today
August, 2024 Sondos Al Sad “Perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.” Albus Dumbledore At first hesitant to watch Harry Potter, I soon found myself captivated. Reflecting on why it resonated, I realized all women face daily battles akin to Harry’s fight against dark magic. One that […]
Healthcare Bias and the Palestinian Cause
Unveiling Prejudices Against Muslims July, 2024 Sondos Al Sad “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible” Maya Angelou In the labyrinth of healthcare, where compassion and equality are meant to reign supreme, the burden of biases weighs heavily, particularly for Muslims. The tax of stereotypes, an […]
Weaponizing Food vs. Wasting It
June, 2024 Sondos Al Sad “He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while his neighbor goes hungry” Prophet Muhammad PBUH In our world of abundance and scarcity, who would have thought that food could be a double-edged sword sharply injuring our moral existence? On edge is weaponizing food as a means of control […]
Free Palestine: Global Healing
Sondos Al Sad “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story” Maya Angelou I was summoned to co-present in a workshop on the vital role of advocacy in primary care. It seemed I was chosen for this task due to a case study that hit close to home: Gaza. Gaza the story that […]
Generational insight towards healing
Ons Mustafa & Sondos Al Sad “It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,’ says the White Queen to Alice.” Lewis Carroll While I work diligently on identifying healing tools and introducing them to communities I work with, I am fully aware of my own journey towards it as a wounded healer. My […]
Reclaiming Women’s Power: Empathy!
Sondos Al Sad Thanks to the “mutant” common cold virus that has challenged our resilience and exposed our flaws like nothing else. We have witnessed “the taboos” getting liberated into our public court; everyone now is talking about religion, politics, and sex. The pandemic was an invitation to reclaim ownership of our minds and admit […]