Karim Mitha's guest appearances

Karim Mitha

Surviving Society

Forward Thinking

The Anti-Racist Educator

Smina Akhtar

Adam Moore

Joe Kennedy

Angela Saini

Danny Dorling

Gary Younge

Steve Roberts

Tommy Robinson

Jo Cox

Dave Ward

Sivamohan Valluvan

David Wearing

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Srila Roy

Malcolm James

OwlTail

In this wide-ranging episode, Hashim spoke with Karim Mitha back in October 2020 about the influence of racism on mental health, with a focus on Muslim communities in Scotland. Karim is a speciality registrar in public health medicine with expertise in ethnic health inequalities, social determinants of health, and migrant communities and mental health. Find out more about Karim's work here and follow him on Twitter @_KarimMitha  Further Resources: APPG Islamophobia definition: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/599c3d2febbd1a90cffdd8a9/t/5bfd1ea3352f531a6170ceee/1543315109493/Islamophobia+Defined.pdf Minority stress and mental health: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022146518814251 Overview on impacts of racism and mental health by Kam Bhui and Dinesh Bhugra: https://synergicollaborativecentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-impact-of-racism-on-mental-health-briefing-paper-1.pdf A presentation I did at the World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race, and Health: https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/28/suppl_1/cky047.013/4973057 "No problem here - Understanding Racism in Scotland" https://www.luath.co.uk/politics-and-current-issues/no-problem-here-racism-in-scotland Data on inequalities in mental health treatment: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06988/ Scarlet Harris' article on the obscuring of institutional racism in writing about Muslims in Scotland: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0306396818793583 Mental health inequalities experienced by minority communities in Scotland: https://news.stv.tv/scotland/more-research-urged-into-mental-health-of-bame-scots?top https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45565034 Experiences of Islamophobia experienced by Muslim doctors: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/islamophobia-nhs-patients-muslims-religion-abuse-discrimination_uk_5f567984c5b62b3add4442b6?utm_hp_ref=uk-islamophobia  Music: Che Lingo, 'Bobbing for Apples'  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-anti-racist-educator/message

In this wide-ranging episode, Hashim spoke with Karim Mitha back in October 2020 about the influence of racism on mental health, with a focus on Muslim communities in Scotland. Karim is a speciality registrar in public health medicine with expertise in ethnic health inequalities, social determinants of health, and migrant communities and mental health. Find out more about Karim's work <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/karim-mitha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and follow him on Twitter @_KarimMitha Further Resources: APPG Islamophobia definition: <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/599c3d2febbd1a90cffdd8a9/t/5bfd1ea3352f531a6170ceee/1543315109493/Islamophobia+Defined.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://static1.squarespace.com/static/599c3d2febbd1a90cffdd8a9/t/5bfd1ea3352f531a6170ceee/1543315109493/Islamophobia+Defined.pdf</a> Minority stress and mental health: <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022146518814251" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022146518814251</a> Overview on impacts of racism and mental health by Kam Bhui and Dinesh Bhugra: <a href="https://synergicollaborativecentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-impact-of-racism-on-mental-health-briefing-paper-1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://synergicollaborativecentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-impact-of-racism-on-mental-health-briefing-paper-1.pdf</a> A presentation I did at the World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race, and Health: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/28/suppl_1/cky047.013/4973057" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/28/suppl_1/cky047.013/4973057</a> "No problem here - Understanding Racism in Scotland" <a href="https://www.luath.co.uk/politics-and-current-issues/no-problem-here-racism-in-scotland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.luath.co.uk/politics-and-current-issues/no-problem-here-racism-in-scotland</a> Data on inequalities in mental health treatment: <a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06988/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06988/</a> Scarlet Harris' article on the obscuring of institutional racism in writing about Muslims in Scotland: <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0306396818793583" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0306396818793583</a> Mental health inequalities experienced by minority communities in Scotland: <a href="https://news.stv.tv/scotland/more-research-urged-into-mental-health-of-bame-scots?top" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.stv.tv/scotland/more-research-urged-into-mental-health-of-bame-scots?top</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45565034" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45565034</a> Experiences of Islamophobia experienced by Muslim doctors: <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/islamophobia-nhs-patients-muslims-religion-abuse-discrimination_uk_5f567984c5b62b3add4442b6?utm_hp_ref=uk-islamophobia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/islamophobia-nhs-patients-muslims-religion-abuse-discrimination_uk_5f567984c5b62b3add4442b6?utm_hp_ref=uk-islamophobia</a> Music: Che Lingo, 'Bobbing for Apples' --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-anti-racist-educator/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-anti-racist-educator/message</a>

Racism, Islamophobia & Mental Health: In Conversation with Karim Mitha

Karim joined us to discuss his PhD research focused on Muslim communities in Scotland and the impact(s) of systemic, institutional an interpersonal racism (particularly islamophobia) on mental health.  Useful links-https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/karim-mitha

Karim joined us to discuss his PhD research focused on Muslim communities in Scotland and the impact(s) of systemic, institutional an interpersonal racism (particularly islamophobia) on mental health. Useful links- <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/karim-mitha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/karim-mitha</a>

E082 Karim Mitha: Islamophobia and mental health in Scotland

What happens when we lose our sense of belonging? Interdisciplinaryresearcher Karim Mitha thinks joining a club or getting involved in a communitycan be a great way to support our mental health and also help us feel part ofsomething. Sciencecommunications student Tremaine Billham talks to Karim Mitha about his researchinto acculturation, Islamophobia and depression.  Related links: KarimMitha Feeling Good app Berry, J.W., 1997. Immigration, acculturation, andadaptation. Applied psychology, 46(1), pp.5-34.

What happens when we lose our sense of belonging? Interdisciplinary researcher Karim Mitha thinks joining a club or getting involved in a community can be a great way to support our mental health and also help us feel part of something. Science communications student Tremaine Billham talks to Karim Mitha about his research into acculturation, Islamophobia and depression. Related links: <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/karim-mitha" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Karim Mitha</a> <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/student-counselling/self-help/podcasts-video-apps/feeling-good-app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Feeling Good app</a> <a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2124/ae46eabcafa64cf8a9e43f08bbcb8fefb0d1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Berry, J.W., 1997. Immigration, acculturation, and adaptation. Applied psychology, 46(1), pp.5-34.</a>

Culture, identity and mental health - Karim Mitha