My name is Troy Bagnall. I’m a 22-year-old (soon to be 23) college student at Arizona State University (ASU) from Phoenix, Arizona in the US. I’m in a film & media studies program at ASU too. I accepted Islam this past February for a multitude of reasons. I had been interested in Islam for quite … Read more
Meu nome é Troy Bagnall. Sou um estudante universitário de 22 anos (em breve, 23) na Universidade do Arizona. Sou de Phoenix, Arizona, nos EUA. Também estou no programa de estudos cinematográficos e de mídia na mesma universidade. Aceitei o Islã em fevereiro passado por uma grande quantidade de razões. Tenho nutrido um interesse pelo … Read more
My name is Frank Estrada. I was raised a Roman Catholic. I was so devout, I even hoped to one day serve in the priesthood. I accepted the churches teachings even when I didn’t agree with them. I even took every chance I got to convert people in the hopes of bringing them to Allah. … Read more
I am ethnically a Russian Jew. My quest began when I was 19 years old. I was recovering from my stint with Scientology (yes I was brainwashed into it). My belief in God was uncertain. My goals in life were to be a rock star. I was living in my Pasadena apartment and working as … Read more
I usually don’t do this. That is, I usually don’t take this much time to tell anyone how I converted to Islam, or should I say, how I came back to Islam. See, when people find out you’ve become a Muslim, you always get the same questions over and over again. How did your parents … Read more
(part 1 of 2) When I was born I was given the Hebrew name Melech Yacov. Today I still live in the area in New York where I was born. We were a semi-religious family; we belonged to a Chasidic congregation to which we went every Saturday, but we did not keep all the strict … Read more
My name is Tarik Preston. I embraced the religion of Islam in 1988 at the age of 19. The story of how I came to embrace Islam is not a very long story, and in many respects, I think that the story of how Allah (God) continued to guide me after I entered Islam is … Read more
My name is Mariano Ricardo Calle. I am from Buenos Aires , Argentina, not from the capital but the province. Before I embraced Islam, I was a Catholic Apostolic Roman. I was baptized, entered communion and confirmation. Since my childhood, I was connected with religion through my mom and my grandmother (her mom). I read … Read more
My name is Justin Peyton and I am a 29-year-old African American from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I grew up in a loving, two-parent, middle-class household with three siblings. Growing up, my family and I identified ourselves as Christians, but we were never members of a church, nor did we attend Sunday services or other activities. The … Read more
My name is William, and I live in a large Midwestern city in the United States. I am a typical American in many ways that are reflected in both my professional and personal lives. Professionally, I am a supervisor with a major police department, and I have been in the military, both active duty and … Read more