On-line contacts with Muslims is not the same as face to face real contact

 

The minimum for men would be to attend Friday prayers

 

If there is no mosque in town and one can't travel to any nearby mosque, then there would be an excuse, but if in the future you could move to an area where there is a mosque it would be advisable

 

 

 

 

The Unheard Stories of Muslim Converts is a panel discussion held last month in NY to discuss the issues converts face in dealing with the Muslim community after converting

 

http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/converts/convertsations-the-unheard-stories-of-muslim-converts/

 

 

This panel was a part of 2nd Annual ICNYU Conference held during the first weekend of February at New York University. Panelists included Suhaib Webb, Raymond Brock Murray, Lisa Shah, Will Caldwell, Musa Bryant, Megan Putney, Whitney Terrill, Lisa Shah, Peter Casey, Cyrus McGoldrick , Jay Dabhi and the discussion was facilitated by Khalid Latif.Usually when the convert experience is discussed in a Muslim community, the discussion focuses on why the individual converted.

 

Although there is a great benefit in hearing these stories, the discussion never deepens into issues a convert faces after converting. This panel discusses the real experiences that converts face in dealing with the Muslim community after converting as well as issues with family, relationship, education, and many other topics.ICNYU started the Conver(t)sations program this past January. This program aims to establish an entry point into the community for those who have converted or reverted to Islam. It can be hard for many of us to fit in and find a comfortable place in the Muslim community, and those who are converts are no exception to this. Our hope is to provide an outlet for socializing, mentorship, and discussion that makes the transition process easier for our brothers and sisters who have made the decision to embrace the faith.

 

 

(Long video - 2 hours)

 

 

 

Aims:

SOLACE was established in 2010. Like its name, our aims are to:

• Comfort revert sisters during their times of need
• Support revert sisters by providing the means to make them feel stable and positive about their lives again; setting them firmly back onto the path to Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala).
• Empower revert sisters to resolve their physical and emotional tests which often prevents them from enjoying their lives in their newly embraced faith.

Some details:

Website: www.solaceuk.org

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/SOLACEforrevertsindifficulty

If you are a revert sister in difficulty and would like to refer yourself, please click here.

 

This is a new web site which offers quality videos on Islam:

 

 

 

This is a personal account of a new Muslim sister from Scotland which may be useful for other brothers and sisters

 

 

Some of the links at the end of the article are also useful