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Dear Stones to bridges team,I don’t know where to start . I’m 27 F did medicine at my home country and was planning to enter specialty training. I fell seriously ill when I had planned to travel. Post illness I had massive hairfall , i looked horrible . I felt horrible . My mum is ... Read More
Assalaamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I thank you in advance for your response and your time. I do not know what to do or how to communicate to my husband in a way that he will understand me. My relationship with my husband and my own family is breaking down. I am a 25yo ... Read More
Salam, so I think I’m really ugly
I’ve posted way too much on this site but it’s anonymous so heh I’m 15 years old, and an Egyptian girl who grew up in a western country, and there are times where I feel really pretty and I look at photos and actually get surprised from how ... Read More
hihi! I’m an Arab 16-year-old girl from America. Ever since I was ten years old, I have known something was deeply wrong in my family dynamic. I grew up trapped under the heavy weight of rigid traditions, cultural restrictions, and constant honor-shaming. Witnessing women in my community gather the courage to speak up, only to ... Read More
Assalamu Alaikum I am 20 years old, living in Gujarat, India. I have been in a relationship for more than 2 years with a Filipina revert sister, . We deeply care for each other, but now we are struggling with religious concerns. [name removed for confidentiality reasons] has recently been feeling that our relationship is ... Read More
Salam,I’m a 14 year old girl, and there are so many things wrong with me and I have so many worries but I CAN’T FIGURE THEM OUT. Ever since I was young I’ve been hyper-aware of myself and very self conscious of every thought, impulsion, situation, and I’m good at analysing problems. This might be ... Read More
Thank you for submitting your post to Stones to Bridges! We pray you will find the responses below beneficial. If you find these responses helpful, we’d love for you to share what you appreciated, and how you feel it might help you moving forward in the comments section below! Response from a “Fatima Counselor”: Assalamualaikum ... Read More
I don’t even know where to start, haha! It’s not important, but it would be nice to share something with someone. I’m almost 17, and more days than not, I have felt so hopeless. I’m the oldest daughter, and so I guess naturally feel a lot more pressure. I’m a first gen, so I’m born ... Read More
I am a 15 year old girl was born into a Muslim family, and my whole family is Muslim. I was raised that way, but I was born in the United States in an Arab African family. Growing up, my mom would tell me to pray and ask God for things, and I did it, ... Read More
AGE-31Gender-FemaleI have just returned back from medical school about 7 months ago to my husband and daughter and things just seem to constantly be getting worse. While I was away for school, I would call multiple times a day to speak to my daughter and husband. I was able to see my daughter but my ... Read More
