Convert: Lauren Booth, who is Cherie Blair's (Tony Blair's wife) half sister, decided to convert to Islam after what she described as a holy experience in Iran
Posted on 03/06/2015 7:39:34 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Tony Blair’s sister-in-law announced her conversion to Islam last weekend. Journalist Lauren Booth embraced the faith after what she describes as a ‘holy experience’ in Iran.
She is just one of a growing number of modern British career women to do so. Here, writer EVE AHMED, who was raised as a Muslim before rejecting the faith, explores the reasons why.
Much of my childhood was spent trying to escape Islam.
Born in London to an English mother and a Pakistani Muslim father, I was brought up to follow my father’s faith without question.
But, privately, I hated it. The minute I left home for university at the age of 18, I abandoned it altogether.
As far as I was concerned, being a Muslim meant hearing the word ‘No’ over and over again.
Girls from my background were barred from so many of the things my English friends took for granted. Indeed, it seemed to me that almost anything fun was haram, or forbidden, to girls like me.
There were so many random, petty rules. No whistling. No chewing of gum. No riding bikes. No watching Top Of The Pops. No wearing make-up or clothes which revealed the shape of the body.
No eating in the street or putting my hands in my pockets. No cutting my hair or painting my nails. No asking questions or answering back. No keeping dogs as pets, (they were unclean).
And, of course, no sitting next to men, shaking their hands or even making eye contact with them.
These ground rules were imposed by my father and I, therefore, assumed they must be an integral part of being a good Muslim.
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then they haven't yet truly converted.
The title question, answer is: satan. A person with no sense of God will believe any lie.
All creatures desire structure.
I see the desire by people for structure as the rejection of the multicultural, anything goes philosophy of the "progressives".
They are still converting because they have not yet been regularly beaten with a stick no thicker than a man’s thumb.
“Camilla Leyland, 32, pictured in Western and Muslim dress, converted to Islam in her mid-20s for ‘intellectual and feminist reasons’ “
What the ____?
So no one here wants to admit what the real answer to this question is?
Modern British career women are converting to Islam because the body of Christ is abjectly failing to share the Gospel.
These women instinctively feel the need for the Lord but there is only one false message reaching their ears.
It’s our fault.
she better tuck those bangs or she’ll be stoned
Not guilty.
“...converted to Islam for intellectual and feminist reasons”.
That is one seriously convoluted thought process that came up with that reasoning. Her brains must look like a pretzel.
CC
feminism = when I wear da hijab/burka - “can’t touch this!”
You nailed it! Muslims do not worship the God of Creation.
They worship a certain created being IF you get my drift.
Yet most Muslims insist that they worship the same God as Jews & Christians.
Which only proves that Muslims will hijack absolutely ANYTHING!
RE: Not guilty.
And THAT my friend, is another reason why she converted :)
Brains like a pretzel describes many women.
Case closed. That’s what it all boils down to.
Idiots do what idiots do...
More like there is no Christian alternative visible to them in their circle of friends and aquaintances.
Sounds like a great missionary opportunity.
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