[SauronOfMordor]

Islam is simpler, more rigorous, and it's easier because it is explicit. I was looking for a framework; man needs rules and behavior to follow. Christianity did not give me the same reference points.

In earlier times she would have joined a radical Marxist group, for the same reasons. "The True Believer,: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements" by Eric Hoffer gives good insights on this.

Some people really need to be part of a system where everything is determined, and no one is responsible for their own status. If everything is "the will of Allah", then nothing is your own fault or responsibility

[SauronOfMordor]

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