Divorce in a South Asian Context: An Interview w/ Samaiya Mushtaq

01/08/2017 25 min

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Episode Synopsis

Divorce is one of the most difficult choices a person can make, but to navigate that space as a woman in a Muslim family bears its own set of challenges and gifts. Samaiya Mushtaq is a resident psychiatrist in Dallas and joins us today to talk about how she overcame the stigma of speaking out, and what perspectives she's developed to move on.

Samaiya's article on the same topic can be found at: http://www.altmuslimah.com/2017/05/not-say-someone-going-divorce/

Artist Dave Shah, whose music is featured in this podcast can be found at: https://soundcloud.com/dshahproductions

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