Tag: Faith
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When Death Scares Me More Than I’m Willing to Admit
I don’t talk about this often, because it feels uncomfortable to say out loud, especially as a Muslim, but the concept of death terrifies me. Not in a casual, abstract way. In a deep, chest-tightening, spiral-inducing way. And I know what people expect me to say. I know the theology. I know about the Akhirah,…
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When Faith Is Used to Control, Not Guide (Trigger Warning)
Spiritual harm does not always come from abandoning faith.Sometimes it comes from faith being used improperly. Spiritual abuse typically involves sustained control, isolation, and the use of God or religious authority to shame, silence, or threaten. In some Islamic contexts, spiritual abuse does not always take the form of forcing religion onto someone. Sometimes it appears…
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If Your Faith Makes You Cruel, You Missed the Point
People love to argue about religion. Not to understand it. Not to live it. But to win. Most religious debates I’ve witnessed have nothing to do with God. They’re ego contests dressed up as morality plays. Whoever talks louder, quotes more, or sounds more certain gets to feel superior for a moment. And somehow, that’s supposed to be…
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Ramy (2019-2022) TV Show Review
When I first watched the first season of Ramy, I wasn’t Muslim.I didn’t know I would become one a few months later either. I watched it as an outsider. Curious, observant, but emotionally detached, or so I thought. Looking back, I wasn’t detached at all. I just didn’t have the language yet for what was…
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The Messy, Beautiful, and Confusing First Year of Becoming Muslim
For my one-year anniversary of becoming Muslim, I figured I’d finally sit down and write about what this first year has actually been like. I’m currently bored out of my mind in a cabin in the mountains of South Carolina, pregnant and feeling like this baby in my belly is about to arrive at any…
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What Led Me to Islam: Trauma, Solitude, and a Turning Point
I came to Islam during one of the lowest points in my life. During the COVID lockdown, everything slowed down. I didn’t realize how much I had been distracting myself until I couldn’t anymore. Having more time on your hands can make you think about your past more than you want to. All the trauma…
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Why I Can’t Connect With Christianity
I grew up technically Catholic. I was baptized, did communion, all of that, but my parents were pretty secular. We were Catholic by name, not really by practice. That was just the environment I grew up in. Around 25, I started dating a Christian guy I’d known for a very long time. He was really…
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Honestly, Vanessa 