Ustadh Usama Canon speaks about serving, educating, and supporting new Muslims and the special place this cohort has in the American-Muslim community to identify issues and strengthen the community. He delivered this talk at the Muslim Community Center – East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on August 3, 2013.

Shaykh Ieasha Prime discusses her conversion story and then talks about how our community treats converts after they convert to Islam.

Sh. Saad Tasleem talks about how people who return to Islam or come to Islam they have a drive to do everything correct and the eventually become confused and alone with understanding their Islam.

Abdur-Raheem Green, formerly known as Anthony Green, a British convert to Islam. Appearance-wise, he bears clear similarities with the image that the Christian world has made of Prophet Jesus (PBUH). Green was born by British parents in Darussalaam, Tanzania, in 1964. He was educated at a famous Roman Catholic Monastic School called Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the London University. However, he left his education unfinished. Green was dissatisfied with Christianity since the age of eight, and eventually he left that religion. He practiced Buddhism for nearly three years though he never formally embraced it. Gradually Abdur-Raheem Green started to study the Qur’an, and this gave him an immediate attraction towards Islam, and he accepted the religion in 1988.

There is an honor that comes with being Muslim. Shaykh Waleed Basyouni explains that honor and what it means for you.

Recorded at the 2015 MSA National Convention in Chicago, IL on September 5, 2015.

Anse Tamara Gray chose Islam 30 years ago. Listen to her empowering speech on why we, too, must choose Islam ourselves each and every day.

Recorded at the 2015 MSA National Convention in Chicago, IL on September 5, 2015.

Yvonne Ridley tells her story about her trip to Afghanistan and how she became a Muslim.

Shaykh Jamal Zarabozo discusses his fascination over the Qur’an and how it brought him to accept Islam.

Abu Taubah shares his story coming from an African American Christian family, with strong roots in seeking knowledge and seeking the truth, to Islam.

The story of a young American from a Christian family in the United States converting to Islam.

Ustadh Usama Canon discusses the first safe space created for Muslim converts in Mecca: Dar al-Arqam. In this story, we learn many lessons on how the Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him] cared for the needs of newly-converted Muslims.

Ustadh Usama Canon Ustadh Usama Canon talk’s about the importance of the idea of creating a safe, open space for new Muslims, people interested in Islam and spirituality and/or the often marginalized youth of our Muslim community. Also, discussing why and how an open space like this is crucial to sustain and encourage Muslim students and youth to inculcate and continue an open, non-judgmental approach to inviting others to Islam, which is imperative in a pluralistic community that is often found on college campuses.

Joshua Evans discusses how as a bible scholar and youth pastor he came to embrace Islam because of his study of Christianity.

Imam Suhaib Webb discusses his journey to Islam.