The Role of Parents in Raising Resilient Muslim Children in America

Join Rabata Tampa for an only women inspiring talk with our guest speaker Anse Hadia Zarzour. Anse Hadia Zarzour is a Licensed Therapist who came to the US in 2009 on a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue her master's in Community Counseling at Loyola University. Since then, she has been working with refugees, immigrants, and the underserved from around the globe. She is certified in Global Refugee Trauma from Harvard University. Hadia is a national and international speaker on mental health, and has been featured on NPR, CBS, and MBC. Hadia co-founded the nonprofit organizations Insan and Syrian Community Network, which support Syrian refugees locally and internationally. Hadia has also researched trauma and resilience. In 2017, Hadia joined the trauma training team at the Center for Children's Resilience of Lurie Children’s Hospital. In 2019, Hadia led the trauma team responding to the Christ Church Shooting in New Zealand and supporting survivors and their families. In addition to her non-profit work, Hadia established her private practice, Healing Zone, in 2020, where she works with adults, teenagers, and families. Hadia received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and her Master’s degree in Education from Damascus University, Syria. Afterward, she taught psychology for 8 years at Arab International University in Damascus.