Ramadan
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Ramadan in a fishing boat
Fasting while serving in the military in Zanzibar tested everything I thought I knew about gratitude.
Revert journeys. Identity struggles. Faith found, lost, and found again. Unfiltered voices from your brothers and sisters across the world.
In Egypt, a divorced woman is a tragedy. I decided to be a plot twist instead.
Fasting while serving in the military in Zanzibar tested everything I thought I knew about gratitude.
Everyone assumed the imam’s daughter had the strongest faith. Nobody knew I’d been faking it for six years.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in medicine. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
Our first year nearly ended because of household chores. What saved us was an imam who understood listening instead of lecturing.
I've answered 'do you have to pray five times?' approximately four hundred times. Here's my actual answer.
In Saudi Arabia, everyone assumed I was born Muslim. Actually, I found Islam at 32.
I've answered 'don't you get hungry?' approximately four hundred times. Here's my actual answer.
Everyone in my agnostic community thought I'd lost my mind. I'd never been more sane.
People keep asking me to choose between my culture and my faith. I refuse.
Fasting while working construction in Paris tested everything I thought I knew about patience.
When the factory closed, our converted shop became the last line of defence — no questions asked.
Fasting while working construction in Algiers tested everything I thought I knew about patience.