Today's guest is Batool Al-Toma from the UK.
Batool is an Irish convert and has been Muslim for 40 years.
She's the founder of The Convert Muslim Foundation.
https://www.convertmusli…
In this episode, A'ishah discusses her conversion/reversion to Islam.
About A'isha:
Today we speak with Ryan Stanley.
I'm amazed at how much Ryan understands about Islam at the young age of 18.
About Ryan:
Islam helped me to explore my femininity.
Sister Khawlah Converted in October 2020, which was almost 10 months ago.
She is 33 years old.
She was born and currently lives in Springfield, Illinois.
Khawlah is a student in Psychology with a focus on addic…
In this interview we talk with Danielle LoDuca, an American woman from NY who converted to Islam during the aftermath of 9-11. While working on a project in college, she aimed to prove that all religions were man-made but after reading the Quran her school project went in a completel…
I Couldn't Sleep Without the Quran on My Chest.
Today we talk to Walid Abd Al Mujib, 'Max' (Massimiliano Alfieri).
In this episode we discuss:
Convert Care for New Muslims
Today we talk to Shaykh Bilal Brown, Managing Director of New Beginnings.
Shaykh Bilal Brown is also a convert.
New Beginnings is all about convert care an…
Fake It Until You Make It! How World Hijab Day and Fasting Led Me to Convert to Islam
On today's episode we are speaking with Ashley Pearson Khan, an American Christian woman from Arkansas who embraced Islam after donning the hijab in support of the women in her life who were…
Ayman (Ivan Guzman Zapata) is an underground rapper, hip hop and recording artist.
He is part of OTR Familia Entertainment (Only The Real).
Today he shares his story of converting to Islam.
About Ayman:
Wearing Hijab and Recognizing Privilege: A Group Discussion, Convert Stories
Today, host Christen Amer, is joined by three maverick converts:
Today's guest is Kadijah.
In this episode we discuss:
Islam Opened my Eyes to the Reality of this Life
In this episode we talk to "Glory" aka the Muslimah of the West who reverted 5 years ago in spite of several obstacles, including finding someone to help her take her shahada.
Find out how Glory finally came to be Musli…
In this episode we discuss:
Today's episode is a celebration for two reasons:
We are also joined by other Becoming Muslim hosts for the episode:
Finally Finding the True Way of the Creator
About Ahmad:
Learning About Islam, Lupe Discusses the Impact of Islam on Her Life.
Guadalupe Zamora is a mother of six children. She is currently Catholic, but she is exploring Islam.
She is married to a Muslim man from Jordan. Several of her children have already converted to Isl…
Today we talk to Robby Quinn.
It all started when Robby had visions of his father's passing away.
Then he had more on his grandfather's passing.
He would see signs, Arabic symbols and hear voices every night.
At first he saw them as nightmares but late…
Today's episode is with Dylan.
Dylan converted 7 years ago in 2014 at the age of 19, he's now 25 years old.
He is a student of Islamic knowledge with two specializations in:
1) Islamic Law
2) Classical Theology
He has been teaching Islam since …
It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint.
Dr. Michael Jewett was a Christian Minister for over 30 years and earned a PhD in theology. He held many positions in his church.
He is also a retired psychologist. He worked for 30 years with the needy, homeless and people with addictio…
Sometimes You Just Need a Little Support
On today's episode we interview Lindsay U.M. Fatima a 39 year old mother of 2 who reverted to Islam 11 years ago.
Although Lindsay wears many hats, currently she spends the majority of her time home schooling her children and d…
This is an inspirational story where Julia discusses her conversion to Islam.
She talks about life growing up with a mother who was an alcoholic.
She recounts how she was raised a Christian but was confused by the doctrine of the trinity.
She reveals how she l…
About Floyd:
Listen to a specialist Quran teacher talk about learning the Quran and about converting to Islam.
This will help you to comfortably learn to recite the Quran in your first years of Islam after converting.
In this episode we are joined by Imam Wisam Sharieff, founder a…
Topics discussed include:
Today we have two guests. Both of them are converts.
Aisha is 31 and she converted 10 years ago at the age of 21.
Angel is 47 and he converted this year on March the 17th 2021.
Aisha grew up Catholic and is a mix of Egyptian, Arab, Turkish and Italian.
Imam Maisonet reverted to Islam when he was a teenager living in New York City.
He was born in New York City, and has gone on to visit Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East and more, all while learning from the vibrant and diverse Muslim communities living there.
…
Our guest is Lindsay Um Fatima
Today we talk about her course which is an introductory course on Islam.
It is from her website.
About Lindsay:
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In today's episode we are speaking with Mysti Alamro, an English teacher from the United States who reverted 23 years ago from Catholicism.
Although her reversion has cost her in some ways, Mysti talks to us about how much more she has gained by being a Muslim.
Islam …
Today we have three guests.
They discuss what the 'spirit of Islam' is and what it means to them.
Questions include:
Today we talk to Sheima Sumer.
This is her second episode on the podcast.
In this episode Sheima talks about her book entitled:
How to be a Happy …
Islam is Simple
In this episode we speak with Amy Ali, a 37 year old who converted in 2003. She resides in the US and is a certified Back to the Fitra Academy mentor and coach "helping women live in their now with God".
Learn how the simplicity of Islam drew Amy into …
Today's guest is Mandy Jane Kiely.
We cover many subjects in the episode such as:
About Mandy:
Allah Calls us to Him
Today we are speaking with Dyn Santos a 36 year old woman originally from the Philippines and a once devoted Roman Catholic, now living in Canada working as an Office Administrator.
She has been a convert for 2 years and is kind enough to speak w…
In this episode Daniel Barnuti lets us in on his journey to Islam.
From partying in Romania to moving to Jordan to learn Islamic sciences.
Then moving back to Romania and going to Hajj in Mecca.
About Daniel:
On today's episode we speak with Lindsey Nicole, a 34-year-old American-Muslim convert since 2007, Certified Nutritionist and author, and mother of two.
Following the end of her 14 year marriage in 2018, Lindsey moved abroad with her children and has lived throughout North Af…
Today's guest is Umm Aaliyah.
The main topics of this episode:
In this episode she talks about her early life moving from South Carolina to New Jersey.
In this episode we talk with Noor Saadeh, an American convert to Islam who has been practicing and sharing her knowledge of Islam for over 30 years.
Noor gives us some insight into things that new converts may be struggling with or might run into that could cause confusion.
Known online as 'Khadija Kimchi'; Khadija is an ethnically Chinese, Canadian-born revert to Islam of 10 years.
Her call to Islam began in 2011 as she describes her time up until that point as a life 'left lacking'.
In the pen-ultimate year before her conversion she re…
People who stay in one place (and don't travel) find it harder to absorb the signs of God in this world.
That makes it harder to find what you're yearning for.
Sheikha Maryam Kabeer Faye is a traveler, seeking the One, seeking the Truth.
She'll never stop trav…
Today's guest is Kenny Bomer.
About Kenny:
This is a convert story about Cedric Du Peloux De Praron.
He describes the story like this:
What happened is that my father separated with my mother when he became Muslim.
My mother is not Muslim and I grew up with her.
I went on holiday when I was 8 y…
Lala was born Muslim in Belgium and her mother converted to Islam before she was born.
Lala's extended family is Christian on her mother's side.
She grew up in an inter-faith environment.
Pauline was brought up in a Catholic household with love and compassion for others.
During her time finding out about Islam she prayed that her journey into this new way of life be easy and even easier for her parents.
Her innate wisdom took her on a path to embraci…
This story is about Jamila and her family's reversion/conversion to Islam.
Her father first became Muslim after working in Saudi Arabia.
Later her two brothers, her mother and herself also became Muslim.
In this episode, Christen Amer speaks with Nawal on the ways in which science has its basis in the Qur'an, hadith and Islam itself.
We explore how this dynamic radically shifted from the superstition with which medieval Christianity viewed and interacted with science and how …
Maryiem did not grow up in a religious home.
In the episode we discuss:
In this episode, Anthony tells his incredible story of how he converted/reverted to Islam.
Due to medical conditions, and the need for 24/7 ca…
Andrew Linden converted in 2019, that was one year ago.
He is 25 years old and is from Asbury Park, NJ, United States.
He currently lives in Athens, Ga, United States.
Andrew is a student and a cook and loves video games and sports.
He is passionate ab…
In this episode we speak with Zakaria.
He is a French Native who currently teaches French via frenchisforyou.com.
He is involved in translating tafsir (Explanation of the Quran) into the French language amongst other things.
Zakaria grew up amongst atheist…
Kaley July is an 18 year old college student who has recently reverted in the spring of 2020.
Listen to what led Kaley to take her shahada and the interesting events along the way there.
Some of the topics include:
This is a story about one woman's discovery of Islam and how her conversion to Islam was an answer to her prayers, as she
was seeking a closer relationship with God.
Marie is 27 years old and was born in the Philippines.
She currently resides in Hong Kong and was…
In this episode we discuss alternative healing and Islam.
Zuhair Girach is the founder of Aafiyah Healing.
He calls it 'The home of holistic health and wellbeing.'
There they look for underlying emotional root problems of ailments and treat them with alternati…
Danish by origin, Brigitte grew up in what she describes as a social and cultural climate which ridicules the concept of religion.
She denotes how Islam is still very much shrouded in mystery and misconceptions in her home town with the migrant community still remaining relat…
An inquisitive and sparky young child, Amina spent her childhood in a migrant dense, small region of France.
Despite large exposure to the various cultures of the Muslim community, Islam remained a widely misunderstood and disdained concept amongst the non-muslims she knew. <…
This is a story about one woman's spiritual journey from polytheism to Islam.
She talks about:
In this episode Lara Jennings gives a raw and detailed account of the transition from being raised in a German Atheist/Catholic dominated society which held unforgiving views of Islam to a practicing and successful Muslim woman without sacrificing who she was as a person.
'Yo…
This is a short and inspirational story where Victoria discusses her conversion to Islam.
She talks about:
In this episode we speak with Safia Haque, an "Effortless Parenting Coach" to try to maximize ways to effectively communicate with our loved ones and the world around us.
Safia is the daughter of a German convert to Islam and gives us some insight as to how to approach tellin…
A self-professed 'larger than life' character. Amanda grew up as an atheist in Hampshire, UK in the 80's with little to no exposure to Islam.
Inquisitive by nature, Amanda was grateful to her family for encouraging curiosity and appreciation of the world around her from a you…
Christen Amer and Nawal Ali discuss how Islam revolutionized how gender, race and wealth were thought about in society and the positive changes that has brought today.
Join Bailey as he explains his journey and story of converting to Islam.
This is a long and emotional story where he revisits his dark life before Islam.
He talks about:
Growing up, Ellen described herself as a practicing Catholic in a fully practicing Catholic family.
Much later down the line after 10 years in an inter-faith marriage her curiosity was piqued when she began to notice the differences that came as a product of each lifestyle, i…
This is a short clip by Calisha Bennett who is a personal development coach who helps Muslims to become better believers.
We interviewed Calisha in episode #2 of this podcast series.
She explains how someone listened to the episode and then contacted her.
That…
James converted on August 31st 2019.
He has been a Muslim for a year now.
He is 23 years old and from Ontario, Canada.
He lives near Ottawa.
James is a barber.
He loves animals and has 3 pet snakes.
He is passionate about helping the pl…
Janine converted in 1995 in Morocco.
It has been 25 years since converting.
She is 50 years old and from Aotearoa New Zealand.
She currently lives in Australia.
She is an English and Well-Being teacher.
Hobbies and interests are Personal Develo…
In this episode Kaighla explains how she did not have a good experience of converting to Islam.
You will benefit by learning from her mistakes.
Did you know that some people have such a bad experience of converting to Islam that they leave the religion all-together?
Mariam converted in 1996.
She ia 47 years old
She is from Madrid and lives in Granada.
She likes reading and travelling, and is passionate about translating.
Mariam talks about:
Like many of us examining religion left Michael feeling no closer to the complete truth or any more spiritually guided from before.
Finding himself standing on the cusp of all religion entirely.
Michael forged forward through adulthood knowing and believing there is a…
In this episode Nawal Ali shares some wisdom on battling doubts, learning Arabic, hijab, and polygamy for Muslims who may be struggling with or trying to understand these concepts.
Inshallah this will be helpful for all Muslims, but especially geared towards our revert commun…
In this episode, host Christen Amer explores the ideas of what it means to be a man in Islamic society with resident
expert Nawal Ali.
Throughout the episode the ideas of what it means to be masculine are defined and stereotypes challenged.
If you are a new reve…
Noor Saadeh is an American convert to Islam.
She has been a practicing Muslim for over 30 years.
A former concert and opera singer performing in New York City and abroad, as a Muslim Noor turned her talents to writing songs and stories for Muslim children growing up …
Sulaiman is from Melbourne.
He lived in London 2001-2019 when I returned to Melbourne.
He is a teacher, and was a Deputy Headmaster in London
Now he is working as an education consultant.
With a few other Muslims he started a charity called Nida Trust …
Here is a method that is helping women to convert to Islam.
Join us today as we talk to Kathryn.
Kathryn is a veteran convert of 25 years.
She is an Emotional and Spiritual Resilience Coach and founder of an academy that help's people learn about Islam.
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In today's episode we talk to Silvia from Peru in Latin America.
She converted to Islam in 2019 and has been a Muslim for one year now.
About Silvia:
Listen as Tracy details how after a sudden accident she learned to live her life all over again as recovery took on a whole new meaning.
A hard-working mother raised in the US with hardly any prior exposure to Islam finds that she has become Muslim overnight without any exter…
Are you a born Muslim but not practicing Islam?
Are you thinking about getting back into Islam?
Listen to Nawal's story of how she did this so you can do it too.
This is the easiest way to find out about the secrets of getting back into Islam so you can reconn…
In this convert story, Jacinta explains how wellness and wellbeing can be achieved through accepting Islam.
Learn how this wellness coach fasted the Islamic fast before she was even a Muslim.
Learn the truth behind living well and maintaining a good spiritual balance …
Today you will hear five reasons why you should convert to Islam like Hanna did.
This is Hanna's convert story.
Hanna has a popular YouTube channel called Hanna and Hassan.
In only three months the channel has gained about 2000 subscribers.
In the chan…
If you are young and from the Philippines, this story of how Ayesha converted to Islam will help you to become a Muslim.
This is the single most important thing you need to know about becoming Muslim in the Philippines.
Ayesha is 18 years old and has been a Muslim for…
In this episode you will learn how to benefit by taking a holiday in an Islamic country, visiting a mosque, listening to the call to prayer and by watching Muslims pray.
This is how Idris fell in love with Islam and it could also change your life forever.
Idris also t…
Are your health problems stopping your from converting to Islam?
In this episode Eric explains how his Autism did not stop him from converting to Islam.
Learn the incredible story of how this boy with Autism accepted Islam and has been a practicing Muslim for over 10 …
In this episode you will learn the little known ways to use Astrophysics to convert to Islam so you can find the answers to religion.
Today's guest is Laura Garbers and she felt empty after her daughter passed away. Learn how Islam helped her to find meaning in it so you can …
How can divorce be a good thing?
Divorce is painful right? Not for Christiana. See how she used her divorce to get closer to Allah and Islam.
Use this example to get over your own personal problems so you can accept Islam and start a new life.
Learn about the …
Today's guest is Mamoon Yusaf
He is well known for his UK TV show:
'Quran Coach'...
and his book:
Inside the Soul of Islam: A Unique View into the Love, Beauty and Wisdom of Islam for Spiritual Seekers of All Faiths
He is a trainer, speaker, an…
Today's guest is Sheima Sumer.
She is not a convert to Islam but she is the author of the book titled,
"How To Be A Happy Muslim"
Gina Marie DeBarthe (age 46) converted in 2019, that was 5 months ago.
Her mother is from Honduras, a small country in Central America, and her father is from Missouri.
She was born in Califorrnia.
Her father was in the Navy and then in Civil Service, so she…
April Brownlee was born as a Christian.
She converted to Islam in July 2015 during Ramadan (that was 5 years ago).
She is originally from a very small town in South Carolina, Abbeville.
Currently she lives in Columbia, SC, with her husband and daughter.
…
In this episode Muhammad Pedro C. Arceno Jr explains:
Today's episode:
In this episode you will learn:
In this episode you will learn about:
In today's episode I interview Jerlida who converted to Islam 13 years ago in 2007 at the age of 17.
Her parents were born in Laos which is a country near Thailand. Jerlida grew up and lives in Melbourne.
In this episode you will learn:
Chris is 44 years old and converted to Islam 22 years ago.
He lives in Munich Germany.
He is a psychological counselor and has studied economics, behavioral psychology and Islamic sciences.
He grew up as a Protestant Christian but found no closeness to God.
Denise converted to Islam in 1998, that was 22 years ago.
She lives in Melbourne and is an Australian Sign Language teacher for secondary school children.
Shia Islam:
Tanya's story is inspiring because she is dealing with parents that do not agree with her conversion to Islam.
She converted to Islam in Jan 2020, that's 4 months ago.
This happened for her at a young age of 23.
Tanya lives in Melbourne and her parents are fro…
Shez Hanif is from the UK.
He is a guidance coach and a personal development coach.
He also has a service that specialises in Muslims relationships.
His purpose is to "help people to rediscover their purpose in life."
In this episode he talks about:
Gina Marie DeBarthe (age 46) converted in 2019, that was 5 months ago.
Her mother is from Honduras, a small country in Central America, and her father is from Missouri.
She was born in California.
Her father was in the Navy and then in Civil Service, so she …
Brenna Baldridge is from West Texas, USA.
She converted to Islam a year ago in 2019.
She has been wearing the hijab for 6 months now.
She explains how Islam is a religion that is hard to get close to.
She also talks about:
Shavon Quinn Woods converted to Islam in February 2020, that was 2 months ago.
She lives in Chicago.
Her husband converted to Islam before her.
She tells us how there was a disconnect with the church and they did not agree with what they saw.
Join Shav…
Christen Amer converted in 2003, that was 17 years ago.
She is from Rhode Island near New York.
She is a wife and a mother.
An ESL English teacher and a property manager.
From an early age, Christianity didn't fit with her nature.
At the age of…
Idris La Terra was born in Melbourne.
He has Italian and Norwegian parents.
He converted to Islam in 2018.
He has been Muslim for 2 years now and is 39 years old.
He is a naturopathic doctor and formulation scientist.
He specialises in natural …
Christen Amer converted in 2003, that was 17 years ago.
She is from Rhode Island near New York.
She is a wife and a mother.
An ESL English teacher and a property manager.
From an early age, Christianity didn't fit with her nature.
At the age of…
Abdullah is a secondary school Maths teacher.
He is from London and originally from Ireland.
He converted to Islam 2 weeks ago.
He had been practising Islam for a few months before he decided to convert.
He was doing the Islamic prayer and even tried f…
Crystal Joseph always grew up knowing God.
At a young age (as early as 10 years old) her feelings towards the church changed.
She started to follow her gut instinct that it was all wrong.
Finally she felt that Christianity was a block between her and her creat…
Gina shares the truth about Islam and the reason why the Quran is misunderstood.
She explains why you should never believe what you hear on the media and news.
This is an amazing story told by a woman who is not yet officially Muslim.
Gina is 59 years old and …
In this episode Grace Song tells us about her 'beautiful' version of Islam.
She has been a Muslims for many years now since converting.
Some of the topics she covers includes:
Calisha Bennett is a personal development coach from Australia. She specialises in Women's Islamic Identity and personal development.
She is the founder of Developing Diamonds
In this episode she talks about:
Join Muhamad from Melbourne Australia. In his upfront style, he talks to us about converting to Islam.
About searching for a purpose in life.
He discusses topics like praying five times a day, wearing hijab, fasting Ramadan.
He talks about how women are respec…
Grace Song had always believed in God and that there was a higher power watching her and that knew everything about what she was thinking.
She started thinking about how lost she was in life and that maybe following a religion could help her.
She began to start talkin…
This is the single most important thing you need to know if you are thinking about becoming a Muslim.
This one trick is the secret to learning about Islam online using social media.
You will learn about using FB groups. You will learn ways to find experienced assistan…
Karima is a typical American girl who grew up in Florida. After moving to Maryland her life changed.
She was soul searching at the time. Not happy with the answers Christianity gave her, she kept on searching.
One of her friends was Muslim.
Growing up she neve…
Calisha Bennett's father converted to Islam before she was born.
She is the founder of Developing Diamonds and has over twelve years of experience as an active community leader, speaker, teacher and mentor of Muslim women and youth.
Specialising in Islamic identity co…
Saeed lives in Kansas USA.
He is an ex-marine.
Join him as he tells us his story of converting to Islam and how it gave him peace.