03-05-2004, 02:29 AM
Assalaam alaikum,
My name is Carol--I am not sure where to begin my story. I am a new muslim as of August 8, 2003, I was raised Catholic, went to catholic school and now I have found Islam. I have many questions, but i am still very new and afraid actually of practicing my faith. I am really looking for some friends who i can talk to about islam and learn and be ok with practicing my faith in islam. I am unmarried and have 2 children, and at the moment we live with my father who is a practicing Catholic, along with my sister. My family wants my children to be raised Catholic, but i have not persuaded them in any way in religion yet. I keep my islam faith a secret until i know more about it and feel secure enough to tell my family. That makes me scared, i am alone in my learning and i need some help with that. I would really appreciate any help and i will tell more of my story. Please excuse my haphazard post here, as my thoughts are not very collected right now. I hope to hear back soon. Any websites or books to read would be great.