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A critical point for Islam and psychology began with Malik Badri’s Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists where he criticized acontextual effort of mental health providers and researchers in Muslim majority countries to use Western approaches, which were ineffective in reaching the public (Badri, 1979, 2020).
The "Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists" is not a problem to be solved but a complex reality to be navigated. It demands ongoing dialogue, critical self-reflection, and a commitment to culturally...
Jan 9, 2021 · Three different trends have been identified in this area: the Islamic filter approach, the comparison approach, and the Islamic psychology approach. However, despite more than 40 years of work, there is a considerable lack of progress in the development of this paradigm.
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Jan 1, 2016 · In it, he elaborates the dilemma that Muslim psychologists face when they come across psychological theories that contradict their Islamic belief. Dr. Badri critiques two theories: (1) Behaviorism; (2) Psychoanalysis (especially the Freudian variant).
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The conceptual tools of psychology aim to explain the complexity of phenomena that psychotherapists observe in their patients and within themselves, as well as to predict the outcome of therapy. Naturally, Muslim psychologists have sought ...
Nov 11, 2024 · Malik Badri, a key figure in Islamic psychology, faced threats for advocating culturally sensitive mental health approaches in 1965, later criticizing Western methods in 1975 as ineffective for Middle Eastern populations with his work: Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists .
Whilst there seem to be several arguments in favour of the application of traditional CBT to Muslim communities, there are also many arguments against it. First of all, Islamic principles lay on ontological absolutism, which is in stark opposition to the constructive nature of CBT.
