From Limbo to Light: Alana Dunsmore’s Journey as a Revert Content Creator

Sinar Daily

When Alana Dunsmore embraced Islam in November 2023, she admits it wasn’t an overnight transformation. Growing up in Scotland, Alana often encountered negative portrayals of Muslims.   Over time, her passion became clear: breaking down stereotypes about Islam, especially the misconceptions around hijab.  Today, she uses her platform to show that being Muslim doesn’t mean losing your personality or joy.   She still loves pink, desserts, traveling, laughing, and spending time with friends.  By simply living her faith openly and joyfully, Alana bridges the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims, proving that Islam is not about restriction but about purpose, balance, and authenticity.   Watch her full sharing on Sinar Daily's social media platforms:  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh0uv2gdvm8&t=4428s  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sinardaily/videos/1265553465254072  #SinarDaily #FromFractureToFuture #FromFractureToFuture #RevertJourney #AlanaDunsmore #MuslimContentCreator

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00:00to break down those misconceptions if i find one scottish arson online and let them see that hey

00:07okay alana wears the job but she still has same sense of humor yeah she still loves the same food

00:13she loves desserts she loves to wear pink you know like i really feel passionate when i became musla

00:20in november 2023 i remember that night i sat down um my husband and we just like sat down and said

00:32gosh you've got quite a big responsibility now you know of course i haven't even announced that

00:39i'm muslim online so i have to try and navigate this gosh how how do i do this and look now i'm

00:46muslim overnight but you can't become a muslim overnight this is lifestyle changes that you

00:53have to make over time you cannot rush these so i was in this limbo period where i'm not wearing a

00:59hijab and i'm i started making islamic content to the extent i do now yet at that time i was in this

01:08like day like what do i do but for me my social media there are times where i make like specific

01:16islamic context so for example i'm really passionate about breaking down the stereotypes

01:22about the hijab so when i was not a muslim i had all these stereotypes about hijab you know and this

01:31i must say comes from my environment like she said when we're young and we grew up i grew up in scotland

01:38there's not too much positive uh media about islam about muslims there's a lot of misconceptions

01:48so i feel very passionate that to break down those misconceptions if i find one scottish person online

01:56and let them see that hey okay alana wears the jab but she still has same sense of humor yeah she still

02:03loves the same food she loves desserts she loves to wear pink you know like i really feel passionate

02:10about breaking down both stereotypes so i love to make videos about that but i feel like as a whole

02:16i always keep in the back of my mind this big responsibility that i have as a muslima online

02:23like i understood straight away that is a huge responsibility so yes my content developed over

02:31time but it's in a way now but you can see yes she's muslim but she still travels yeah you know she

02:38still goes out with her friends does things with her husband you know that i try to kind of bridge that

02:45gap between not yet muslims and muslims just by showing you still have a life you know like i'm not

02:53just suddenly can smile get be happy alhamdulillah so this you know just seeing a happy muslima online i feel

03:02like that's more than enough to try and break down these stereotypes and it's something that i feel

03:06absolutely passionate

03:08about that

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