Living Islamic Psychology: Portrait of a Muslim American Psychologist

This article examines the experiences of a Muslim American Psychologist and her involvement in advancing the nascent field of Islamic psychology within a primarily secular American context, including her efforts toward the establishment of the first Muslim graduate school of psychology in the United States. In this article, she reflects on challenges faced in a relatively small subfield and how she has brought together various personal and professional identities within her workspace. She also examines how Islamic psychology and mainstream psychology are in conversation with each other and she also makes some recommendations for ways forward in the interdisciplinary landscape where psychology and Islam converge.