The question was answered by Dr. Layla A. Asamarai, an Iraqi American Muslim residing in the United States since early childhood. She has both a master's and doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is cu
Addiction
Are You Porn Addict? It’s Time to Purify Your Gaze
At night they all waited till 12am to wait for a show that played soft-core porn every week on regular TV (not cable). I was disgusted and told the guys I don’t watch this stuff, I turned away liste
Trauma-Driven Addiction on Rise in Afghan Women
Two years after I lost my husband in the civil war, I plunged into depression and despair. My neighbors advised me to get rid of the bad feelings and to cure my pain by eating opium.
An Affair of the Mind
This is a story, a simple story, of a young woman who thought she knew what her values were. But when lust made an appearance, she had to question those values. Is an affair only an affair when it's p
Alcohol: Self-Gain Or Self-Loss
"They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both of them, there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than their profit. And they ask you as to what the
Sentenced To Shame
Looking for creative ways to fight crime, police departments across the United States are using shame to try and deter criminals...
