Given the way in which mental illness stigma operates in Arab culture, Arab nurses should play an active role in
stigma reduction efforts, because their training emphasizes integrating the sociocultural context into the care, education,
and outreach they provide. For example, Arab nurses working in general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient
clinics, and schools can organize mental health campaigns that dispel inaccurate presentations of people with
mental illness. Arab nurses also can invite religious leaders to highlight the Islamic teachings that encourage people to
seek treatment and discourage the negative labelling and hurtful representations of others. Verses from the Holy
Quran can be distributed to the public along with their meanings and implications in the mental health field. For
example, one verse, from the English translated Quran, states the following: