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Pure religion?

Pure religion?

Before arriving in this country, I thought that I would be immersed in a “pure” form of Islam - this is, after all, the land of those who protect pure…

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Reasons to gather

Reasons to gather

The women’s gatherings that I have been a part of have usually been ones of celebration; weddings, birthdays, engagements. I have also attended funerals where the mourning was interspersed with…

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Patronage: a stage of life

Patronage: a stage of life

In my life, patronage is a stage of life. As you get older, have a family, your status here in Central Asia changes. It changes according to age. If you’re…

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Praying the Lord’s Prayer

Praying the Lord’s Prayer

I heard a beautiful story centred around the power of reciting God's words. A Muslim girl in our city was sent a text message by an ex-boyfriend, who was a…

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Explaining purity

Explaining purity

I brought up how the food laws were to help set God's people apart as a 'holy' people, and how they had the ritual of circumcision as a sign for…

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Practices of faith and menses

Practices of faith and menses

I asked my friend/language helper this afternoon about what she likes about Ramadan, especially the last 10 days and what they mean to her. She spoke about the multiplication of…

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Purity is a personal story

Purity is a personal story

My mental interaction on the topic of purity gave me another dimension to relate it with the shame and guilt. Let me take you to my childhood and have a…

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Prayer is so different

Prayer is so different

My prayer experience while I've become Christian is incomparable with my prayer experience in Islam. When I was a Muslim I should pray in Arabic which is not my mother…

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Questions of faith in the everyday

Questions of faith in the everyday

It all started with my involvement in a cooking group which is part of the offer from our local church community centre situated in the multi faith area of the…

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Faith and identity

Faith and identity

Khadija began to get to know a community of Jesus’ people just before her marriage broke down. It was this community who cared for her and provided for her when…

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