I Almost Left Islam brooch When she meets a boy

When she meets a boy who likes wearing princess dresses and playing dolls

Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life

the prayer known as "The Most Elevated Cycle" (al-Dawr al-a’la) or "The Prayer of Protection" (Hizb al-wiqaya)

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I Almost Left Islam brooch When she meets a boyYour mind, life, and soul are not your own, she was told. Obey scholars because they know Islam better than you. And stay away from "doubtful matters." This is what it means to be a good Muslim. If she disagreed with anything she was being taught, she was confronted with "Who do you think you are?"So year after year, she sacrificed "for the sake of Allah" giving up one thing after the other until she felt exhausted, confused, and unable to be Muslim.