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Host: Adee Simon Macdowell.

Guest: Denise.

Denise converted to Islam in 1998, that was 22 years ago.

She lives in Melbourne and is an Australian Sign Language teacher for secondary school children.

Shia Islam:

• Denise has a Turkish/Syrian background and her parents follow the Shia version of Islam


• She converted to what she believes to be the true version of Islam away from her parents' religion

Searching For The Truth:

• Her brother converted to Islam before her


• She wanted to prove her brother wrong when he said "you know nothing about Islam so how can you argue against me about it"


• This motivated Denise to research about Islam


• She started looking up books at her university


• Then she started going to classes with an Islamic teacher

Family Resistance:

• Her parents were strongly against her conversion to Islam


• She explains her struggles while living at home

Feminist Roots:

• Denise's mother was a strong feminist


• Denise always thought Muslim women were oppressed

Women's Rights In Islam:

• She started to learn the truth about this and it all made sense

The Hijab:

• Denise explains how she had a huge struggle with her parents about the hijab


• Much of her struggle had been defending her right to wear it

The End:

• Her parents as now more accepting of her conversion

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