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Are Converts News?


Posted by eren on 03 Dec 2013 / 5 Comments
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Growing up in Mexico, I had a very rudimentary understanding of religion and religious diversity. While the national census showed that about 80% of Mexicans practiced Catholicism, I was raised an atheist. My parents, born Catholics, had left religion during their teenage years for various reasons. My paternal grandfather (who was never really religious either) […]

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The “Cool” Muslims of Contemporary Islam: Female Converts and their Presence in the Media


Posted by eren on 13 Mar 2012 / 0 Comments
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As a convert to Islam, I have had other Muslims ask me, particularly in settings where I have discussed Islamic feminism and LGBTQ2/S rights, whether or not I converted to be one of the “cool” Muslims that are often times presented in the media. By “cool,” people often mean not-orthodox.  (I started preparing this post […]

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Dutch as Such: “Delfts Blauw Meets Hijab”


Posted by nicole on 24 Nov 2010 / 0 Comments
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“Delfts blauw meets hijab” is the title of a new Dutch documentary analyzing the experience of female Dutch converts to Islam and, at the same time, exploring the compatibility (or lack of) between so-called “Dutch identity” with “Muslim values.”  The documentary, created by Janina Pigaht, follows the experience of young Dutch women, Laura, Marion, Djamila, […]

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