The other night I watched a documentary about UK women who’d converted to Islam. A convert myself, I was curious to hear their experiences and find out what people think when they hear of westerners converting… Continue reading
Category Archives: Islam
Fighting To Be Heard
As Raheel welcomed the audience and the cameras clicked and flashed, I glanced around the auditorium; half an hour in people continued to arrive. There were no hijabs or “Islamic” beards, no segregated seating… Continue reading
The truth about Islam
As someone who became a muslim by choice I look around sometimes and think “What have I done?” So much of what I researched and felt a connection with is misrepresented in the world. Did I misunderstand? Was there something I missed? Continue reading
Censorship – muslims caught in the middle
Earlier this year I joined thousands of other websites and “blacked out” for the day to protest against PIPA & SOPA; laws being drafted to restrict freedom of expression. I initially thought this was my first direct experience with censorship, but in reality, I’ve been exposed to it for the past decade;
ever since I became a Muslim… Continue reading
Meeting the In-Laws – bridging the cultural divide
It’s no surprise that the first time I traveled to Edinburgh to visit K’s parents I was incredibly nervous. No-one would deny that meeting their in-laws for the first time is stressful; they’re probably the only other set of parents that you’ll hope to impress and please as much as your own. Continue reading
A Matter of Faith
I remember the furore about Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses”, and the apoplexy over the Danish newspaper cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). When the Monty Python film “Life of Brian” was released it was shunned by the big broadcasting corporations and banned by borough councils around Britain. But is making it illegal to criticise religion the way to go? Continue reading
Has anyone seen the moon?
Well, it seems it doesn’t matter what country you’re in, there is the same confusion over when the muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr falls… Continue reading
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