Why Muslims Need Therapy En Masse

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We’re quick to label Zionist Jews as “evil” for the occupation, the killings, the subjugation of an indigenous people. But then, what do we call Ghaznavi, Ghori, Taimur, Babar, or Aurangzeb men who did the same in different centuries, under different banners? What about Yahya Khan, Gaddafi, or Mian Mithoo? The pattern doesn’t really change, only the names do.

Every empire has a story to tell about itself. The conqueror always insists his mission was holy, civilizing, or just. The cruelty of others is barbarism; our own becomes destiny. That’s not justice, that's a psychological defense mechanism wearing the mask of faith.

In truth, Muslims like all wounded civilizations are suffering from “collective denial”. We haven’t made peace with our past. We glorify invaders, rename massacres as victories, and romanticize bloodshed as piety. Deep down, we know something doesn’t fit, and that dissonance eats away at our integrity.

This is why therapy, honestly, cultural therapy is necessary. Not in clinics, but in classrooms, mosques, and dinner conversations. We must learn to face our contradictions without collapsing under guilt. To admit that sometimes, we became what we now condemn.

Because the moment we dare to look into that mirror, the history we curse will look hauntingly familiar. And maybe then, healing can begin not through blame, but through self-awareness.


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