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Why are people more afraid of seeking treatment for anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions than of dealing with the illness itself? How does psychological suffering become a source of stigma rather than care? What happens when psychiatrists are absent, but faith healers are everywhere?
The story begins with the last Shallaba of Najaf, the rice farmers fighting to save their land before Al Mishikhab loses the fragrant Anbar rice that has defined its agricultural identity for generations.
“Every area of Sinjar, every street in Mosul, and every road in Tal Afar or Ba'aj reminds me of the brutality of ISIS. It makes me ask myself: Can I live here? Can I ever move beyond this pain? ” Twelve years after the Yazidi Genocide, we're marking the anniversary with this piece – the testimony of a survivor.