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I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries.

In 2003, as a 21-year-old convert to Islam, I moved from Colorado to Cairo to see what life was like in a Muslim country.

By the time I was 10, I had lived in 11 different countries.

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.

I lived for 30 years in the U.S., but always kept my Islamic and Iranian culture and customs... even now, western lifestyle feels strange to me.

I was born Muslim, but for a large part of my life, I wasn't necessarily raised Muslim. My father always kept everything around us, from Western philosophy to Eastern philosophy.

I grew up as a Muslim. I went to an Islamic elementary school. Most of my community was Muslim, so I grew up praying five times a day.

I remember when I was young, many cities in the Muslim world were cosmopolitan cities with a lot of culture.

I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.