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(last updated: November 2020)

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The Muslim, State and Mind: Psychology in Times of Islamophobia
Synopsis: Mental health is positioned as the cure-all for society’s discontents, from pandemics to terrorism. But psychology and psychiatry are not apolitical, and neither are Muslims. This book unpacks where the politics of the psy-disciplines and the politics of Muslims overlaps, demonstrating how psychological theories and practices serve State interests and perpetuate inequality—especially racism and Islamophobia. Viewing the psy-disciplines from the margins, this book illustrates how these necessarily serve the State in the production of loyal, low-risk and productive citizens, offering a modern discussion of three paradigms underlying the psy-disciplines: neoliberalism, security and the politics of mental health.

Available on most online book stores

Open Access

This article won the Mildred Blaxter New Writer Prize:
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My chapter, The Duty to See, the Yearning to be Seen, available below. Do buy the excellent book for more experiences on resisting racism:
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Upcoming:
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Younis, T. (forthcoming, 2020). Counter-Radicalisation, Public Health and Racism: A Case Analysis of Prevent Training. Terrorism, Violent Radicalization and Mental Health. Oxford University Press.
 
Younis, T. (2020). The duty to see, the yearning to be seen. I Refuse to Condemn: Resisting Racism in Times of National Security. Manchester University Press.
Articles (requires institutional login):
 
Younis, T., & Hassan, G. (2019). “I know what a Muslim really is”: How political context predisposes the perceived need for an objective Muslim identity. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 34(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2019.1585095
 
Younis, T. (2019). Counter-Radicalization: A Critical Look into a Racist New Industry [report]. Yaqeen Institute. Available at: https://yaqeeninstitute.org/tarekyounis/counter-radicalization-a-critical-look-into-a-racist-new-industry/
 
Younis, T., & Hassan, G. (2018). Rethinking Western Muslim Identity with Social Representations. Papers on Social Representations, 27(2), 22. http://psr.iscte-iul.pt/index.php/PSR/article/view/473/412
 
Younis, T., & Hassan, G. (2018). Second-generation Western Muslims: A qualitative analysis of multiple social identities. Transcultural Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461518804554
  
Younis, T., & Hassan, G. (2017). Changing Identities: A Case Study of Western Muslim Converts Whose Conversion Revised Their Relationship to Their National Identity. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 1-11.
 
Kristiansen, M., Younis, T., Hassani, A., & Sheikh, A. (2015). Experiencing Loss: A Muslim Widow’s Bereavement Narrative. Journal of religion and health, 1-15.
© 2019 Tarek Younis