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Can Christian Women Wear the Hijab?

In 1994, Nazma Khan, with several members of her family, made the grueling and life-changing journey of leaving their lives behind in Bangladesh in hopes of starting a new life in America. Khan recalls her father’s hard work, who used to sell newspapers on the street to find a living space that would accommodate up…

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Fighting Oppressive Structures Is A Form of Worship

My mother is an Irish Christian. My father is a Lebanese Muslim. I grew up surrounded and immersed in both faiths. I attended Sunday school (where I coloured in Jesus cartoons with a brown crayon because he “looked like my dad”), and I prayed with my family at the mosque when I could. I was…

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Converts Crossing the Gap of Misunderstanding

A Christian Student in the UK. A Muslim Teacher in Italy. What could possibly unite these two people? Well, they both happen to be snapshots of my own life. My past and present. I was raised as a Christian in the UK and converted to Islam just over two years ago while living in Italy….