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July 2015

July 07, 2015

Ramadan Thoughts On Muslimness and Indigeneity

For the longest time I have been pondering what, if anything, makes me Muslim. Is...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Dear Muslim Leaders: I am a Convert not an “Extremist”

A few months ago I was applying for a job when I was...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

5 Reasons Why Media Coverage of ‘Latina’ Converts Does Not Represent Me

This is not the first time I have discussed media coverage of ‘Latin’ Converts to Islam....

April 2014

April 10, 2014

What Do We Make of the “Indian” Converts to Islam

There is a lot of talk recently about “Latin” and Spanish-speaking converts to Islam, particularly...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

Are Converts News?

Growing up in Mexico, I had a very rudimentary understanding of religion and religious diversity....

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Oops, Your Jahiliyya Is Showing: Exposing the Convert Party Girl

There seems to be nothing more exciting for tabloids than publishing pictures of white women...

March 2012

March 13, 2012

The “Cool” Muslims of Contemporary Islam: Female Converts and their Presence in the Media

As a convert to Islam, I have had other Muslims ask me, particularly in settings...

November 2011

November 23, 2011

Hot Off the Press! White Women Are Converting to Islam!

Look at pictures of real live white women wearing hijab! All the exclamation marks in...

November 17, 2010

Lauren Booth Converts to Islam and Insanity Ensues

Lauren Booth, half sister of Tony Blair's wife Cherie Booth, a human rights activist and...

January 2010

January 26, 2010

The Poor White Women: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on White Female Converts

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is Muslim. In her articles she often likes to tell you this in...

October 2008

October 20, 2008

Looking at Sarah from Little Mosque

The third season of Little Mosque on the Prairie has just started up, so I...