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Everything a reporter or producer needs to write about Zaha accurately.

About Zaha

Short (about 50 words). Zaha Health is the first coordinated Muslim mental health platform, with care online. Each client works with two people on one shared plan: a licensed Muslim therapist, who leads the clinical work, and an imam, chaplain or spiritual advisor, who joins at set points in the program. Zaha launches in April 2027, rolling out state by state.

Long (about 120 words). Zaha Health is the first coordinated Muslim mental health platform. Many Muslims who look for help end up seeing a therapist and an imam separately, and carrying what one says to the other. Zaha brings both into one plan. Each client works with a licensed Muslim therapist, who leads the clinical work, and an imam, chaplain or spiritual advisor, who joins at set points in the program. Sessions are online, and both providers work from the same plan. There are six programs, each with a set length: anxiety and depression, OCD, divorce recovery, grief and loss, premarital preparation, and marriage. Care is cash-pay, with prices on zaha.health. Zaha Health was founded in 2026 by Faizan Farukh and launches in April 2027, rolling out state by state.

Quick fact sheet

Founded
2026 · Delaware C-Corporation (Zaha Health, Inc.), incorporated August 2026 · launching in April 2027
Founder
Faizan Farukh
Model
Coordinated dual-provider care · licensed Muslim therapist + vetted imam, chaplain or spiritual advisor · one shared care plan per client · cash-pay, most programs $200 a session, one a week (Rahma $250 a session; Mithaq three sessions, $600)
Programs
Six. Sakina (anxiety/depression, 8 wks). Yaqeen (OCD, 12 wks). Fajr (divorce recovery, 8 wks). Sabr (grief, 8 wks). Mithaq (premarital, 3 sessions). Rahma (marriage counseling, 12 wks).
Reach
Virtual, rolling out state by state, starting with a few launch markets.
Market
~4 million U.S. Muslim adults. 22% rate their mental health "fair" or "poor", higher than Protestants (13%) and White Evangelicals (9%). 32% have ever seen a mental-health professional, up from 25% in 2019. Source: ISPU American Muslim Poll 2025.
Audience
American Muslims seeking culturally and religiously fluent mental-health care. Gender is asked at intake for both seats and honored where the provider team allows, never assumed.
Screening
Standard PHQ-9 and GAD-7 screening from intake, scored by the client’s therapist.
Data protection
Encrypted, privacy-first by design; vendors are selected against data-protection standards and contracted before the first client. No client data exists yet; the platform opens in 2027.

Founder bio

Short. Faizan Farukh is the founder of Zaha, the first coordinated Muslim mental health platform, which pairs licensed Muslim therapists with vetted imams, chaplains and spiritual advisors on shared care plans. He built Zaha after watching Muslims he loves quit therapy.

Long. Faizan Farukh is the founder of Zaha, the first coordinated Muslim mental health platform, which pairs licensed Muslim therapists with vetted imams, chaplains and spiritual advisors on shared care plans. He built Zaha after watching Muslims he loves start therapy and quit, not because therapy failed, but because no one bridged the clinical and the spiritual, leaving them to carry the gap between a clinician who misread their faith and an imam not trained for the clinical part. Zaha launches in April 2027, with six structured, evidence-based, cash-pay programs across a few U.S. launch markets.

Speaking topics

To interview one of Zaha’s providers (licensed therapists, imams and chaplains) or invite them to a panel, write to hello@zaha.health and we’ll make the introduction. Every provider confirms in writing, per interview, before we pass on a name. Faizan takes podcasts and editorial conversations from 2028. Topics either way:

Brand assets

Wordmark
Primary lockup. Lowercase letters, terra-colored period. Vector outlines, no font needed.
SVG · PNG, transparent
Avatar mark
“z.” on a charcoal tile. For social profiles and favicons.
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Style guide for press

Wordmark
Always lowercase: zaha The terra-colored period is part of the mark; preserve it. The full company name is Zaha Health in editorial prose.
Pronunciation
ZAH-ha. The name traces to an Arabic root meaning to flourish, to thrive.
Programs
Italicize Arabic program names on first reference: Sakina, Yaqeen, Fajr, Sabr, Mithaq, Rahma. After first reference, regular type is fine.
Geography
Virtual, rolling out state by state, starting with a few launch markets. Therapists are licensed per state, so a client is matched only with a therapist licensed where they live. Avoid naming a specific launch state.
Honorifics
When quoting Islamic figures, retain salawat where used in source material (e.g. "the Prophet ﷺ"). Don't add or remove based on house style.

Media contact

Press inquiries: hello@zaha.health

Response within 48 hours. For broadcast bookings, please include outlet, format, expected air date, and approximate audience.

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