In this section, New Muslims share their reflections about Islam and Muslims issues.
When one is a convert it is undoubtedly frightening and overwhelming. Being a Muslim is no way an easy decision, but rather a life-changing one with legal challenges and obstacles…
Choosing Islam as your way of life is no way easy or effortless. It is a journey of challenges and perseverance through which we reach our goals and face hardships. Read on how fellow new Muslims cope with the challenges they face..
Despite Islamophobia and identity challenges these young Muslims have come to terms with their Muslim identity, presenting the true image of Islam within Western environment. Learn how…
Why though feeling the beauty of Islam might some new Muslims end up leaving the peace they’ve found and felt? How can a new Muslim experience fullness and coherence of Islam?
A new Muslim may be vulnerable to the daily challenges of following the new lifestyle, remaining steadfast on the right path. How does a new Muslim find strength and courage to stay firm in face of such challenges?
How did these fellow new Muslims find Islam and profess their faith despite the hardships? How do they face and cope with such hardships and everyday challenges they face?
‘United we stand, divided we fall’ is not just a proverb or a hollow motto, and for the new Muslim it is a must to thrive and survive life’s challenges. How do get such strength?
The difficulty for many converts comes in the change of daily customs, rather than in the change of faith. In 2005, at the age of 36, Jennifer Gauthier converted from Catholicism to Islam in order to marry to a Muslim man. The pair has since moved to Alexandria, Egypt. “I would say the greatest challenges […]
To have a higher purpose, this is what Islam is. Before Islam I never felt what happiness truly is. Now, I could really feel the happiness of having such purpose, of being at peace with yourself and others, of being with God.
What is your favorite thing about Islam? What thing do you love most about this religion? And why do you love it?
We all get in touch with God through the Qur’an, the message for all and for each one of us. Still, the Qur’an addresses each one of us individually.
How do Muslims and Islamic institutions contribute to the ethnic and cultural diversity in the America? What role do- and should- they play? How is the Muslim is different from other religious communities? Imam Suhaib Webb answers…
Themselves diverse, how do Muslims reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity in the American population? How do they contribute to this diversity? How do they see, deal with other ethnic minorities? Imam Suhaib Webb answers…
Boston College Muslim students are talking about how they practice Islam on daily basis and the role religion plays in their daily lives, and the support they need in their communities…
It’s easy to say “I love Muhammad”, the man we believe in his message of mercy to mankind, but how do we really strive to model our lives after him- particularly in face of increasing threats and attacks against Muslims and Islamic places of worship?
The Huffington Post asked Muslim college students about what they’d like non-Muslims to know about their student life. These are their responses…
Can one be a Muslim and a true follower of Jesus? Emmanuel Adebayor, the Togo international footballer and new convert to Islam answers explicitly as he describes why he became a Muslim.
Just made the biggest decision of their lives, migrated to a new path of living; to a religion they are unfamiliar with in many ways, to a new frame of reference, new converts’ life..
It began when these ‘so beautiful’ verses touched his heart and this is how this Muslim brother found his way to God and Islam. Watch to know more…
It’s not such a bad idea giving yourself time and space to go back and look on your past self, embrace your new identity, work on it, and move forward…
