Revert: Ameerah Nahal Age: 24 Revert Date: 3/21/2014 Nationality: Latin American (Salvadorian/ Ecuadorian) Current Residence: Chicago, IL. USA “My name is Ameerah, I go by Ameerah Nahal to everybody. Prior to Islam, I grew up a very devout religious young woman until the community betrayed me, twice. Saying goes: fool me once shame on you, …
Revert: Alicia Hernandez Strong Revert Date: March 26th, 2014 Race/Ethnicity: African American and Puerto Rican The first time I heard the adhaan I cried. I didn’t understand why at first. Something about it spoke to my soul. The first time I heard the adhaan was when my high school world history teacher was teaching a …
Revert: GangAge: 19Revert Date: 2016Country of Origin: Australia Hello wonderful people! During my high school days, I use to hate Muslims and Islam. I would make fun of them. Living most of my life without family since childhood made me feel lonely. In my high school, a teacher stood out a lot. She was a …
Revert: Gia NassifRevert Date: When I was 12 years old I converted to Islam when I was 12. I was born and raised Catholic, but my community turned its back on me and my mother whose husband left her with two kids. The only person that showed they loved and cared for us was our …
Revert: John SennRevert Date: 1 week after 9/11/01 “I converted a week after September 11th, 2001. It was a Friday. I converted when there was no YouTube, no Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, no snap chat, there wasn’t even MySpace. There was MSN Messenger though, I know y’all remember that. That week before September 11th …
Revert: Sister SherryRevert Date: 2011 Hello brothers and sisters, I come from a non-religious family and most of my family and relatives believe that Islam is “barbaric” and just evil. It makes me so sad to hear them make those comments because Islam is the opposite. It’s a beautiful, peaceful, and compassionate way of life …