Australia's first Muslim telephone helpline is being launched in Sydney today. The crisis hotline is part of a pilot project being run by the Muslim health charity Mission of Hope. Helpline director Hanan Dover says there has long been a need for a crisis line for Muslims staffed by Muslim counsellors. "They feel more comfortable with accessing Muslim health service providers because of the stigma that's attached to being Muslim," she said. Ms Dover says while Muslim Australians have the same mental health issues as others, they feel more alienated since events such as September 11. "They don't feel very...