Assalamu alaykum, my name is Isabelle Prelle, also known as Soumeya in my spiritual journey. I have been a Shi’a Muslim for over 32 years. I am a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of two. My faith has guided me to advocate for Muslim women’s rights, particularly the right to wear the headscarf, […]
My name is Adriana Evans. Originally from Patuxent River, Maryland, I grew up in a military family and moved frequently, so I often consider myself from San Diego. I recently graduated from college and am currently taking a break from studies.
My name is Anissa Al Hassan. I was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved to live with my father and stepmother when I was five years old.
The present text is taken from the life of the enlightened martyr Morteza Salavati, compiled from his own writing in the book “Then I Became a Shia.”
My name is Dr. Maryam Blackeagle. I come from a predominantly Native American background — my father was from the Miami Wea tribe, a descendant of Chief Little Turtle. My mother was a mix of Cherokee and Appalachian white heritage.
Part 4 …The person that’s found Allah, has found Islam My brother moved to Dearborn in 2000 for a job and my mom moved here after him, and then my sister moved here and like usual, I was the last one to move here, and I went back and forth.
Part 3 …Qur’an speaks directly to your heart in a way that nothing else does In my heart, I knew that I was going to become Muslim. But I said, I have to do my due diligence. I don’t want to just have this be an emotional reaction, because I was very emotional. And […]
Part 2 …When my mother told us that she had become Muslim, we were kind of shocked As a result of that kind of shock, I moved away from… I never stopped believing in God, I wouldn’t say that I was agnostic, I still believed in God firmly. But I wasn’t so sure that […]
Part 1 I was born and raised in Southern California, in Long Beach, which is the South Bay. It’s pretty close to the ocean. My parents were hippies in the 1960s, so they were all over the place as far as philosophy, religion, etc. My dad had influences of Buddhism and Christianity and everything.
Conversion Story of “Margaretha Adriana Van Es”
My name is Margaretha Adriana Van Es, and I am from Bilthoven, a small town in the Netherlands. I grew up in a Christian family with a mix of Calvinist Protestant and Catholic backgrounds, though we were not particularly practicing.