“Converting to Islam has been a blessing but it has also been challenging. Sometimes you feel so alone and like no one could understand how you are feeling. Sometimes you get so depressed because you do not have many friends or family to support you. However, you have to remember you always have Allah. I always knew that converting would be hard, I expected the worst far before I said my Shahada. That is probably why I hid my religion from my parents for so long.”⁣ ⁣ — @kaya.gravitter #muslimportraits