After a few months, I was blessed with a small bedsit in a council block. The stairs stank of urine, the carpark echoed with the sounds of drunks singing at night, the side roads were lined with heroin laden prostitutes plying their trade; but it was home and I was grateful for a roof over my… Continue reading Chapter 5 Devils, Phones and Frights.

“Mum! Dad!” It was the Saturday after the shahada and the ‘new me’ was on fire! My Mothers eyes widened in surprise as I paraded, proudly clad in my badly fitting salwar kameez (to this day I can only imagine what was going through her mind)! My friend’s sister in law, a lovely lady called… Continue reading Chapter 4: Salwaar Kameez and Da’wa Disasters!

Chapter 2. Taking the leap of Faith The following Thursday, after taking a bath at my friend’s house, heart in my mouth, I parked my rusty gold Maestro outside the imposing Victorian church; now the local Sufi centre. As I pushed open the heavy studded doors, the smell of incense and polished parquet floors flooded my… Continue reading Chapter 3: Taking the leap of Faith

Wednesday night was ladies night at Josephine’s in Sheffield. I had been clubbing since I was 15. My friends and I had always been the ones who made a grand entrance through the plush lobby at 1am – entering the masses freshly made up, black mini skirts (what my mother would call ‘belts’), balancing on… Continue reading Chapter 2: Club to Truth

Chapter 1 Dad and New Beginnings “So, you decided to be a Muslim now?” Dad’s eyes twinkled bright blue when he glanced up at me from behind the crumpled Guardian. “It’s probably just a phase you’re going through.” He stated, rustling thoughtfully back into the education section with a wry smile. I stood there in… Continue reading Chapter 1 – Dad and New Beginnings

Assalamualaikum and Hello, For years now friends and students have been uring me to write about my life as Muslim…so here it is. I will write and blog chapters…. dish the dirt (halal style of course ☺☺) share my smiles, tears and sometimes crazy things I have got up to over the years….like how I… Continue reading Muslim Me