I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
I lived in the Muslim world for 10 years.
Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again. I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to find in Christianity.
Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path.
I can now say that the more I learnt about Islam, the more tolerant I became.
I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.
Make no mistake about it - Islam is just not another way to approach God.
I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.
I didn't want to live in an Islamic society because I knew I wasn't going to be a first-class citizen, and I knew I was not going to be able to keep doing what I was doing as an actress.