Sorry I read the Quran to learn abt terrorist beliefs but ended up converting to Islam b/c of what it said. #MuslimApologies #sorrynotsorry
— Jenny from the Vox (@jenn_ruth) September 24, 2014
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about the Quran. Suggested reading: Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words
By Jennifer Williams, Foreign Editor @voxdotcom. Co-host of #WorldlyPodcast. Keter-class virulent infohazard.
If you were to pass me on the street, you would never suspect I’m a Muslim: I don’t wear hijab. I have platinum blonde hair and blue eyes. And I am heavily tattooed. I grew up in Texas and was raised Southern Baptist. I use the word “y’all” a lot—and not ironically. But I am Muslim. I also speak Arabic and hold a Master’s degree in International Security with a focus on terrorism and the Middle East.
Several years ago, I realized that although I had long studied, analyzed, and written about Islamic political theory and how jihadist ideologues like Osama bin Laden use the Qur’an to justify their heinous acts of violence, I had never actually read the Qur’an. So I read it—and what I found in its pages changed my life. I found answers to questions about faith and belief and morality that had been plaguing me since my youth. I found the connection to God I thought I had lost. And seven years ago, I converted to Islam.
Suggested reading
Video: Dr. Jeffrey Lang – From Atheism To Islam
Video: Dr. Laurence Brown: ‘How I came to Islam!’
Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came to Islam by studying autobiography of Malcolm X, watch his interview in CNN
My Journey to Islam – Myriam Francois-Cerrah
How I came To Islam: Abdul Karim Born in UK
I Planned to Destroy Islam, I Became Muslim
From MTV to Mecca: by Kristiane Backer
Kelly Hollins and 5000 Others, How They Came to Islam
Why the British are flocking to Islam’s call
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam https://t.co/s0jp9nvM6t pic.twitter.com/SpJQfQkn2P
— The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) February 7, 2016
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