Tag: Faith
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My Faith Is Not a Spectacle
A personal reflection on how extremism and media narratives harm Muslims, distort Islam, and turn a deeply peaceful faith into a public spectacle.
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Ramy (2019-2022) TV Show Review
When I first watched the first season of Ramy, I wasn’t Muslim.I didn’t know I would become one a few months later either. I watched it as an outsider. Curious, observant, but emotionally detached, or so I thought. Looking back, I wasn’t detached at all. I just didn’t have the language yet for what was…
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The Messy, Beautiful, and Confusing First Year of Becoming Muslim
For my one-year anniversary of becoming Muslim, I figured I’d finally sit down and write about what this first year has actually been like. I’m currently bored out of my mind in a cabin in the mountains of South Carolina, pregnant and feeling like this baby in my belly is about to arrive at any…
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What Led Me to Islam: Trauma, Solitude, and a Turning Point
I came to Islam during one of the lowest points in my life. During the COVID lockdown, everything slowed down. I didn’t realize how much I had been distracting myself until I couldn’t anymore. Having more time on your hands can make you think about your past more than you want to. All the trauma…
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Why I Can’t Connect With Christianity
I grew up technically Catholic. I was baptized, did communion, all of that, but my parents were pretty secular. We were Catholic by name, not really by practice. I mean I could how many times I’ve been to church using one hand. Around 25, I started dating a Christian guy I’d known for a very…
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Honestly, Vanessa 