American Shahada
Negotiating Life and Relationships As an Adult Convert
Journal created:
on 11 October 2010 (#31220638)
Updated:
on 26 April 2011
Name:
New Sister
Birthdate:
21 February
Location:
United States
Twenty- five things about me:
1) I am a pacifist
2) I am an Irish-Catholic by birth
3) I converted to Islam on June 24, 2010
4) I love cats
5) I read an average of one book a day
6) I have a wicked sense of humor
7) I'm single but looking for a husband; being married to a man who is practicing Muslim appeals to me in a way marriage never has before
8) I get migraine headaches
9) My best friend is a lesbian married to a woman
10) I think I will always polish my toenails
11) My younger brother died three years ago, and I will miss him every day of my life
12) I am a feminist
13) I design pretty jewelry
14) I can't go to sleep without lip balm
15) I spent most of my professional life working with drug-addicted and/or severely mentally ill adults who are chronically homeless; I loved my work
16) The New York Times is the only newspaper I read; it is not true that it is ultra-liberal
17) I adore taking bubble baths
18) I think it is very important to know what is going on in the world
19) I haven't worked steadily for nearly eight years
20) I am an ex-smoker
21) I'm a Hijabi which is the one thing that most surprises my friends and family about my conversion
22) Although I have several very close friends who are wonderful people I very often feel lonely
23) I think there is a special place in Hell for people who hurt animals and elderly people
24) I've known people who've died in three separate terrorist attacks
25) My younger brother took me to Thailand for a vacation in 2002, they were the most perfect days of my life
1) I am a pacifist
2) I am an Irish-Catholic by birth
3) I converted to Islam on June 24, 2010
4) I love cats
5) I read an average of one book a day
6) I have a wicked sense of humor
7) I'm single but looking for a husband; being married to a man who is practicing Muslim appeals to me in a way marriage never has before
8) I get migraine headaches
9) My best friend is a lesbian married to a woman
10) I think I will always polish my toenails
11) My younger brother died three years ago, and I will miss him every day of my life
12) I am a feminist
13) I design pretty jewelry
14) I can't go to sleep without lip balm
15) I spent most of my professional life working with drug-addicted and/or severely mentally ill adults who are chronically homeless; I loved my work
16) The New York Times is the only newspaper I read; it is not true that it is ultra-liberal
17) I adore taking bubble baths
18) I think it is very important to know what is going on in the world
19) I haven't worked steadily for nearly eight years
20) I am an ex-smoker
21) I'm a Hijabi which is the one thing that most surprises my friends and family about my conversion
22) Although I have several very close friends who are wonderful people I very often feel lonely
23) I think there is a special place in Hell for people who hurt animals and elderly people
24) I've known people who've died in three separate terrorist attacks
25) My younger brother took me to Thailand for a vacation in 2002, they were the most perfect days of my life
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