"We're holding hope for other people and each other, and that's what the peer model is."

Content Note: this episode contains mentions of suicidality.

Queer Muslim baddie takeover ~ in dedication to Imam Muhsin Hendricks - Allah Yerahmo. The intersections of queerness, religion, and ethnic identity are so heavily intertwined and (sometimes) difficult to reconcile. Join Host Sara El Youghun, Mohammad and Aiysha of the Multicultural Peers Project to speak on queerness and Islam, the struggle with mental health and synergising these values to emerge into adulthood in queer, Muslim pride. Multicultural Peers Project is a Western Sydney initiative aimed at helping queer and trans youth from Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian and Muslim backgrounds in NSW. You can connect with them on Instagram at @multiculturalpeersproject - a bastion of ethnic, empathetic therapy.

This episode was hosted by Sara El Youghun, supervised by Shareeka Helaluddin, produced by Yvonne Hong, and Janey Li assisted on social media.

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