UN reports that Dr. Sahira Al Nahari, founder of the Saudi Arabia-based organization Shifā Art, is using art-based workshops to help people talk about mental health. The initiative is highlighted in connection with the broader social impact surrounding the World Cup. According to the report, Dr. Al Nahari observed that men attending her therapeutic art sessions often feel uneasy about sharing their emotions. Shifā Art therefore creates structured spaces where participants use art to express experiences and begin conversations that may be difficult to raise directly.
The same account is echoed by AllAfrica, which also describes the purpose of Shifā Art as fostering dialogue on mental health through artistic activities. Both sources present the effort as aimed at encouraging open discussion and reducing stigma by making mental-health topics more approachable for young people and other community members. The reporting focuses on the workshop approach and the observed reluctance to talk about feelings, rather than on specific outcomes or broader program statistics.
