Brother Ali: When Hip-Hop Opened a Question of Faith
The American hip-hop artist known as Brother Ali later recalled entering Islam at fifteen. An interview tracing the stages of his life…
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Stephen Jackson: Seven Years of Questions Before the Shahada
On 6 January 2021, former NBA player Stephen Jackson sat among Muslims at Masjid Ibn Uthaymeen in Philadelphia and pronounced the shahada.…
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Kamala Surayya: A Decision Announced After Years of Thought
Indian readers knew the writer as Madhavikutty in Malayalam and Kamala Das in English. On 11 December 1999, at an event of…
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Mohammed Amir: When Reconsideration Began After an Act He No Longer Defended
Balbir Singh later described a youth shaped by hostility toward Muslims and involvement in hard-line nationalist politics. On 6 December 1992, he…
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Sílvio Escobar: When Companionship Opened a Door to Islam
Sílvio Escobar grew up Catholic in Paraguay and arrived in Indonesia in 2014 to play football in Madura. His accounts do not…
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Nataliia Chystiakova: A Search for Truth Tested in Sport
Nataliia Chystiakova grew up in Ukraine and became an international judoka. She said she had not practised Christianity and that her connection…
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Jota Peleteiro: An Old Friendship and a Home That Revealed Closeness
José Ignacio “Jota” Peleteiro played professional football before retiring. Spanish coverage says he was raised Catholic. He had a friendship of more…
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Shuhada Sadaqat: When Surah Al-Baqarah Felt Like Coming Home
The Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor grew up Catholic, and the question of God remained present even as she publicly challenged church institutions.…
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A. R. Rahman: When a Spiritual Path Became a Conscious Choice
The Indian composer later known as A. R. Rahman was born Dileep Kumar into a musical family. His father died when he…
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Cristian Gonzales: A Question Begun by Wudu and Prayer
Uruguay-born footballer Cristian Gerard Alfaro Gonzales came to Indonesia to play. He had been married to Eva Nurida Siregar since 1995, and…
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Mohammad Yousuf: Company That Opened a Question, and a Dated Declaration
Yousuf Youhana was already a familiar name in Pakistan cricket and one of the few Christians to represent the national team. The…
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Ali Vyacheslav Polosin: When a Long Question Led to Tawhid
Vyacheslav Polosin's path did not begin with a passing quarrel with his former faith. It grew from a question he carried for…
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