Robbie “Hamza” Maestracci: asking for a path to follow
Robbie Maestracci grew up with an intermittent experience of religion, then moved away from it. When he returned from the United States…
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Monica Rahima: from a distant image to a personal search
At a 2014 press conference in Chennai, the actress known as Monica opened with an Islamic greeting and said that she had…
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Antonija Petra: finding an answer, and someone to talk to
Antonija Petra Gagulić grew up in Osijek, Croatia, in a Catholic family whose faith was part of everyday life. She remembered a…
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Mélanie ‘Diam’s’: the question fame could not answer
The public knew Mélanie Georgiades as Diam’s: a successful French rapper with hit records and awards. She seemed to have the things…
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Susan Carland: Asking What She Truly Believed
Susan Carland remembered her church with affection. When she later told the story of her conversion, she made a point of describing…
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Dave Chappelle: A Question About Meaning, Asked in a Pizza Shop
A serious question can begin in a place we pass every day. Long before fame, Dave Chappelle used to visit a pizza…
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From the Mosque He Intended to Target to a Community He Chose: Richard “Mac” McKinney’s Journey to Islam
Richard “Mac” McKinney entered the Islamic Center of Muncie, Indiana, in 2009 with a settled hostility toward Muslims. After a long military…
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Raees Mohammed: When Leaving an Inherited Caste Became a Search for Dignity
What happens when a name is treated, before its owner can speak, as a label for an inherited occupation and a fixed…
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Hadiya: When Faith Becomes a Question of the Right to Choose
Who owns an adult’s decision when her parents oppose it and her life enters a courtroom? For Hadiya, faith did not remain…
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Yuvan Shankar Raja: When Loss Reopened the Question of the Soul
Where does the soul go when someone close to us dies? For the Indian composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, the question became painfully…
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Nur Jihan Li: When Sacrifice Became a Blessing
When does a religious decision truly become your own? Li Jinghan faced that question after meeting Muhammad Aizat Khalis at the National…
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Katty Butterfly: Making room for a question to grow
Must a person already have an answer before taking a question seriously? An unfamiliar faith may first attract attention through something ordinary—a…
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