How October 7th Turned Me Into a Muslim

Marie had no intention of ever becoming Muslim. Then October 7th happened and what she discovered down the research rabbit hole changed everything. This is her revert story. A lifelong Catholic turned party girl, Marie began questioning Western narratives about Palestine and Islam in 2023. After 18 months of deep research, including reading the Quran cover to cover, she took her Shahada on February 25th and never looked back. - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... - 0:00 — Introduction 0:53 — October 7th sparks Marie's journey into Palestine and Islam 3:46 — Reading the Quran for the first time: "Where's the oppression?" 6:40 — Taking her shahada and going straight into Ramadan 9:33 — Moving to Bradford, joining a sisters group, building a new life 12:26 — Invited to the Blue Mosque Istanbul revert residential 15:20 — Reflecting on her revert story and what she still wants to learn 18:13 — The concept of Fitra: why so many reverts can't explain the pull 21:06 — Telling her daughters, walking away from old friendships 24:00 — The hardest part: feeling unworthy and the mountain of learning 26:53 — Islamophobia in the UK: up 800% since she took her shahada 29:46 — Why she feels free in Istanbul but repressed in her own country 32:40 — Islam is growing and nothing can stop it 35:34 — Marie's message to the world - Marie:   / the.sky.is.velvet   Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips   Canyon:    / canyonmimbs   Contact Us: [email protected] #Revert #RevertStory #Muslim