“…As much of the literature in Arab Islamic as well as other contexts has shown, some cultural beliefs attach stigma to mental and cognitive illness which, in turn, affects societal attitudes and help-seeking practices (Al-Subaie and Alhamad, 2000; Gearing et al , 2015; Kevahyan et al , 2020). A closer look at the ways that the sociocultural context of dementia care-giving influences attitudes and practices is needed in the MENA region, as compared to biomedical and prevalence lenses applied to dementia research (Lyman, 1989; Harding and Palfrey, 1997; Down, 2000; Hammad et al ., 2019; Kane et al , 2021).…”