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A Convert By Any Other Name …
hello my name is… Once upon a time, in a land far, far away –Ok, so maybe it was just a couple of hours drive from where I live now, but I needed to borrow the drama the phrase lends—I changed my name...
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I Bear Witness: A Ghost Story, Part 2
A hot mess Where did I leave off? Oh yes … So there I was, dying from vampire Lestat’s bite only to be reborn as eternal evil. Oh wait, that’s a different story. Eh hem, so there I was, feeling like I...
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Memories From a Roommate
What follows is my old roommate’s response to I Bear Witness: A Ghost Story. You know it has been at least 12 or 13 years since we had those talks, and reading about it reminded me how I am still...
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Islam: What You Have to Know
When I started blogging I promised myself that I would post at least once a week, even if no one read it. And Alhamdulillah (all thanks and praise are due to Allah) I think some people are reading....
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7 Things I Didn’t Expect When I Converted to Islam
Take the overwhelming desire for people to know how others live, (sited in our obsession with “reality” TV) along with the fact that I am having a hankering to talk about myself this week (one of those...
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Footprints in the Sand
When I reverted to Islam in March 2004, I have to admit I was afraid. Okay, perhaps nervous is a better choice of word, as I wasn’t scared or frightened. And I know I’m not alone in admitting...
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A Field Guide for New Muslims Part 1
Written by Kaighla Um Dayo and Theresa Corbin Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 As the new Muslim walks through the threshold of Islam with the short but powerful declaration of faith, exuberance...
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Being Muslim- A Review
beingmuslim.org Reviewed by Theresa Corbin “Being Muslim: A Practical Guide is a new book written to help people learn how to live and practice the faith of Islam-to learn what Muslims believe, how to...
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6 Steps to Guiding New Muslims Without Haram-Loading
Written by Theresa Corbin I recently got a very disturbing email from a 13 year old who just accepted Islam and has already been bombarded by the haram–loaders. Haram Loader (n.)- a person who dumps a...
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New Muslims: Why Celebrate Eid?
written by Theresa Corbin for About Islam No matter what the weather, no matter how tasty the Eid breakfast, no matter how well I felt my Ramadan went, for many years after I converted to Islam, I...
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Your First Practical Steps as a New Muslim
written by Theresa Corbin originally written for and published on About Islam Much has been written on what a new Muslim should do after converting. What the first steps after shahadah should be is a...
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The New Muslim’s Field Guide
For Immediate Release The New Muslim’s Field Guide Publication Date: 2/1/18 From the minds behind islamwich comes a new and greatly anticipated book for converts to Islam: The New Muslim’s Field Guide...
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