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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Bismelah Asalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah, sister Mariya,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alhamdulillah, you are reaching out. Welcome to the group. I am a convert too.</p><p class=MsoNormal>My family did not take it well.</p><p class=MsoNormal>My family has members who are part of the KKK, so you can imagine how this went over with them.</p><p class=MsoNormal>When I converted, I formed my own network outside of the blindness movement. I wanted to form friends that were not part of the blindness movement and they were friends who were part of the Muslim community.</p><p class=MsoNormal>I met my first blind Muslim when I started the blind muslims yahoo group. But, I had to say good by when yahoo groups died. I have many good friends in the Islamic community and now I have good friends who are part of the NFB blind Muslims group.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Speaking as a convert to Islam, this period of time is often times very hard. You are not exactly fullally embraced by the Muslim community and the blindness community. This group is trying to change these attitudes with in the NFB. Most converts face the added hardship from their own families too. So believe me I know where you are coming from. I welcome you to Islam and to this group. We also have a whats up group, can some add her to the group? </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>fee amanAllah</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>sister Heather </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><a href="mailto:nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org">via NFB-Muslims</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:07 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org">nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:mkvnfb94@gmail.com">Mariya Vasileva</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[NFB-Muslims] Dean Connection help please<span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Asalamu Alaikum to all.I am writing to you all to seek help. masha Allah, i reverted or converted to this beautiful religion on February 26th of this year after much extensive research and asking questions of a few Muslims on certain details in regards to facts verses myths. With all that being said, are their any reverts in Georgia where I currently reside until graduation from college Insha Allah in December, Maryland, or Virginia the two states I plan to seek employment after graduation? I would prefer sisters to start in case I have to stay with them not only to get to connect with them in general, but when I finally come out about my reversion, my family will react very negatively towards me, and I need to have a secure place to stay until my family situation calms down a bit. I am so grateful for this list of people and the community all around. Thank you all for the much needed support, and I hope to hear from you soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>