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From Addiction and Despair to Hope: Sister Alika's Journey to Islam (USA)

Gina Marie DeBarthe | Brittany Kiekieta | 18 November 2022 | Episode#142

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Join Sister Brittany Kiekieta and Dr. Gina DeBarthe as they discuss Sister Alika's journey to becoming Muslim. Sister Alika became Muslim in June of 2022. Her husband is Muslim from West Africa, and they have 2 beautiful children. They currently reside in Florida.

In this episode we discuss the following:

Sister Alika's childhood.
Her difficulty with addiction and growing up in a harsh environment.
Christianity and her religious upbringing in a small town in Florida.
How her friendship with another Muslim woman helped guide her to Islam
Her difficulty with PTSD and suicidal ideation.
The day she took her shahada and the peace she found.
Her family's response to her conversion.

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Episode Host: Gina Marie DeBarthe (USA)

Gina Marie DeBarthe converted in 2019

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 lived all over the US and she spent time in Germany.

She currently lives in Independence, Missouri.

Gina is a Speech language pathologist.

She works with adults and children with communication disorders, developmental disabilities, and those who have had strokes, or traumatic brain injuries.

Gina states, "I feel very blessed for being guided to Islam. I have had a few trials and difficulties in life. More than once, I almost died. When I read the Qu'ran, so many things in my life made sense. Also, after taking shadada, I found I was truly able to forgive and let go of those things from my past that had been encumbering me".

More career details:

Experienced Speech Language Pathologist with a demonstrated history of working in Acute Rehabilitation and with Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC). Skilled in E-Learning, Instructional Design, Tele-practice, Bilingual Speech Therapy, Research, and Science. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from University of Kansas.

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