“We’re Looking for Support from Allah”: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Trauma and Religious Coping among Afghan Refugees in Canada Following the August 2021 Withdrawal

In August 2021, the United States withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years. The fall of Afghan government to Taliban resulted in displacement some Afghans. Canada committed welcoming thousands refugees. Research suggests that refugees tend have higher rates post-traumatic stress, and refugees, particular, among highest rates. Another body literature religious coping has positive effects. This paper presents qualitative data interviews with 11 who arrived Ontario 2021 intent combine these two findings. so doing, we sought understand how described their experiences extent which those were traumatic, but also they relied on Islam cope traumatic effects displacement. conducted suggested our participants experienced exposure death, threat death and/or injury, symptoms criteria for PTSD. coped using Islamic concepts, beliefs, rituals. present provide rich descriptions trauma face coping.