Danny Thompson: When the Search Became an Affirmation
Danny Thompson was known above all for the sound of his double bass, which accompanied Pentangle and scores of British musicians. Born…
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Steve Wood: When Guard Duty Opened a Door to Questions
Steve Wood arrived at Guantánamo in 2004 with a distant picture of Islam and Muslims. Raised in a small Oregon town in…
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Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: From the Search for Meaning to a Faith That Reordered Life
Before basketball audiences knew him as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Chris Jackson was a child in Gulfport, Mississippi, raised by his mother with his…
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Kevin Lee: When the Fight Within Led to Islam
American mixed-martial-arts fighter Kevin Lee embraced Islam in October 2021 and disclosed it publicly in early 2023. The difference matters. Lee wrote…
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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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