Episode 18: Singlism and Muslim Mental Health

In this episode of On The Square, guest host Tahirah Nailah Dean speaks with Dr. Aminah McBryde on the impact of singlism on the mental health of unmarried Muslims. They discuss Dr. McBryde’s research on the subject and the results of her study, which found that overall the impacts of not being married was an overall negative impact for many Muslims.

Dr. Aminah McBryde is a recent PhD graduate in Community Health Sciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University at Buffalo in Community Health and Health Behavior. Her research focuses broadly on mental health of Muslims at the intersection of gender and race. Her dissertation examines the mental health consequences of singlism or singlehood stigma among unmarried Muslims living in North America, with a focus on differences by age, and gender. She currently works as the lab coordinator for the Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab. You can follow her on Instagram @blackmuslimaphd. 

Tahirah Nailah Dean is a writer and lawyer currently living in Oakland, California. She enjoys writing about love, marriage, and Islam. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera and Business Insider, amongst other publications. She is a blogger for a lifestyle blog Vela and has her own Substack. Follow her @nailahdean28.  

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