My name is Masha'ael and I'm originally British but lived all my life in Kuwait.
I converted to Islam when I was 18 after studying it in High School in Kuwait (I'm 21 now)
I never regretted it although I'm not the best muslim in the world. I read the Quran and I've fasted ever since I was 15 but I do not pray
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I became Muslim because I believed in it and I was lost and when I said the shahada I felt like a weight was taken off of me and I became a new person.
The trouble is, my family do not know, only my friends know because my family are extremely anti-arab and muslim and I'm scared to tell them incase I lose them.
I'm planning to get married next year to a muslim guy I met 2 years ago and we made zawaj mot3a (temporary marriage) because his family is an extremely religious shia family. My family do not know this either and each day that kills me and his do not know either because they hate 'western' girls. So everything is complicated :|
Even though I converted, I do not know if I'm Sunni or Shia although I studied Sunni and believe 50/50 in each sect.
It's nice to meet you all, and I really hope that I meet other sisters who converted.
Sorry for the long speech
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