DEDICATION; THERESA CORBIN

After reading her story on a  CNNpage, I decided to visit her website, and I loved what I saw.

 As a burgeoning writer, I always love to read about well known writers, and I find myself fancying some, following their works and admiring their style, at the same time never losing my main purpose, i.e. to learn.
 Her name is Theresa Corbin, she is a writer living in New Orleans and she is a Muslim convert and sincerely that made her story all the more appealing to me, and I especially love her quote " my scarf does not tie my hands behind my back..."
 Here is an excerpt of her story:

"I am the product of a Creole Catholic and an Irish atheist. I grew up Catholic, then was agnostic, now I'm Muslim.

   My journey to Islam began when I was about 15 years old in Mass and had questions about my faith. The answers from teachers and clergymen -- don't worry your pretty little head about it -- didn't satisfy me.

So I did what any red-blooded American would do: the opposite. I worried about it. For many years. I questioned the nature of religion, man and the universe.

   After questioning everything I was taught to be true and digging through rhetoric, history and dogma, I found out about this strange thing called Islam. I learned that Islam is neither a culture nor a cult, nor could it be represented by one part of the world. I came to realize Islam is a world religion that teaches tolerance, justice and honor and promotes patience, modesty and balance.

  As I studied the faith, I was surprised many of the tenants resonated with me. I was pleased to find that Islam teaches its adherents to honor all prophets, from Moses to Jesus to Mohammed, all of whom taught mankind to worship one God and to conduct ourselves with higher purpose.

  I was drawn to Islam's appeal to intellect and heartened by the prophet Mohammed's quote, "The acquisition of knowledge is compulsory for every Muslim, whether male or female."

  I was astounded that science and rationality were embraced by Muslim thinkers such as Al-Khawarizmi, who invented algebra; Ibn Firnas, who developed the mechanics of flight before Leonardo DaVinci; and Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, who is the father of modern surgery.

Here was a religion telling me to seek out answers and use my intellect to question the world around me."

  Click on here to read more about her story.

 In times such as this, I believe Islaam needs more women like her.

 We need to speak up more for Islaam, Islaam is a religion of peace.

Team #speakupforislam, #islamagainstterrorism,

#islamthereligionofpeace.