So You Want to Convert to Islam:

As an observant Muslim woman who came to the faith later in life, the draw to Islam makes perfect sense to me. I embraced the truth of Islam in 2012. After years lost in darkness, it was submission to Allah(swt) that handed my life back to me — and because after so much struggle it was Allah that gave me my life, I considered it a responsibility to give my life over to Islam. And truth be told, my life has flourished under submission to Allah. Through my dedication to spread the truth of Islam I’ve become an educator and advocate for transgender and gender-diverse Muslims, and a community organizer (& prolific troublemaker) in faith-justice work within Chicago. Since 2016, I have been a co-founder and Director of Masjid al-Rabia — a women centered, LGBTQIA+ affirming, radically accessible Islamic community center in Chicago that provides education, advocacy and outreach for thousands of marginalized Muslims every month. From a desperate nobody to a dedicated community leader — mine is a Muslim Convert Success Story if there ever was one. <a href="https://medium.com/@mahdialynn/so-you-want-to-convert-to-islam-ee2d818ef386">Click Here</a>