Islamic Liberation Psychology

“Sarah Mohr brings Islamic thought into a nuanced conversation with scholarship on liberation and psychology, a discipline and knowledge formation that remains tethered to coloniality and implicated in the (re)production of asymmetric power relations. Mohr takes readers through a process of re-thinking the assumptions, practices, and scope of psychological work.” Dr. Mohammad Seedat, head of the Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa “Sarah Huxtable Mohr offers deep insights into liberation theory in application to holistic psychological recovery. Her auto-ethnography aligns with an integrative approach to recovery that takes into consideration Islamic ethics, racial justice, and gender liberation, making a refreshing contribution to the field of Islamic liberation psychology.” Dr. amina wadud, visiting professor, National Islamic University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia “In an age of persistent imperialism, following centuries of dehumanizing race- and capital-entangled colonialist discourses and practices, Islamic Liberation Psychology offers a way to think about mental health in a psychologically liberatory mode. In a decidedly anti-Eurocentric attitude, Mohr draws from decolonizing discourses while remaining rooted in a Muslim tradition and worldview.” Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore