Why I Am Still in Turkiye



What is it really like to quit London and move to a *secular* Muslim city?
Five years of living here, I have seen a lot of changes.

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25 thoughts on “Why I Am Still in Turkiye”

  1. As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatu -llāhi wa-barakātuh 💚 love the vibe here – was interested in followintg your links however it seems the Suhba Seminary are no longer accepting new submissions – I am also a revert and live in Cairo for the same reasons you love Istanbul – welcome anytime 🌟🌟🌟

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  2. Stay immensely blessed; soul and body together, equating with and enjoying the environment one lives in; Masha'Allah you glow like a light. I've made a couple of MoUs with universities in Turkey; lovely counterparts. I spent 10 years in the US and the UK during my studies, but felt like a fish out of water; the Imperial College London photographer once told me, "you speak good English, but you don't think in English!". This has been my dilemma throughout. I always counsel my faculty and students to stand on their feet and hold their head high up in the air, like proud citizens; if your pride (not arrogance) is gone, half the battle is won by the adversary; I think the Turkish people have this quality.

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  3. I am a native of Ethiopia. i have watched many of your interviews that's the process you converted to Islam and you are very much loved by Allah's because of you coming out of the bad life used to have and coming to the life of Islam. I have never been to Turkey but, I have read the history of Ottoman Turkey and I want to come to this country in person.

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  4. Assalamu aleykum, I am converted Muslima from Latvia. I love Turkiye too, I visit Istanbul 3-4 times a year. I love this city so much, miss it. From time to time I think about moving there, but I agree: if you are not married a Turkish citizen, it could be complicated. And after all I lobe my country too. It would be wonderful to make my visits to Turkiye more meaningful, away from touristic pathways, studying our deen, meeting locals and expats!.. Perhaps there are some opportunities for that, aren't they? I would be happy to spend a month or two in the good environment, together with other women from the Western countries. May Allah SWT shows us the way

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