Author: Shahid Bolsen

For many of my brothers and sisters born and raised in Islam, particularly in the Arab world, Muslim converts seem to always be something of a novelty. They are proud of us, delighted by our recitation of Qur’an, and are fascinated by our stories of conversion. But, at the same time, they almost universally assume…

While I appreciate all the time and effort the brother put into writing this post, he could have saved himself both time and effort by simply saying “Shahid’s strategy won’t work, because I don’t think so.” That is the basic substance here, if the word substance can be applied to what is essentially rhetoric. (see…