From Scotland to Malaysia: How Alana Found the True Spirit of Islam

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For Alana Dunsmore, a Scottish revert to Islam, the journey of faith comes with a profound sense of responsibility.   Having grown up exposed to years of negative portrayals of Muslims in Western media, she understands firsthand why many in the West carry misconceptions about Islam.  But when she discovered the true beauty of Islam in Malaysia through friendships, the Quran, the hadith, and the mosque, she realized how far removed those stereotypes were from reality.   As someone who has 'lived both sides', Alana now sees her role as a bridge-builder, using her voice to foster empathy, compassion, and understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims.  WATCH FULL VIDEO:  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh0uv2gdvm8&t=4428s  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sinardaily/videos/1265553465254072  #SinarDaily #RevertsUnitingMalaysia #AlanaDunsmore #FromFractureToFuture #RevertJourney #FaithAndEmpathy #BridgeBuilders

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00:00suddenly so bad for my husband who's sitting here in Malaysia who is only visiting Scotland twice

00:07and he may well get hit he may well get that back in Scotland and why he never did anything wrong

00:15I'm assuming it's very difficult for a Muslim here sitting in Malaysia to understand what did

00:23I do so wrong that people in the west assume the worst of me yeah and it just occurred to me the other day

00:34that as a river coming from Scotland okay I've been exposed to this negative publicity my whole

00:42life about Muslims are this Muslims are this and when I like about the true Islam which was here in

00:51Malaysia we find us on friends reading the Quran reading the hadith going to mosque that's not what

00:59I was exposed to for 19 years of my life prior to learning about the true Islam so I feel a huge

01:09responsibility and I'm willing to take on the challenge of trying to bridge that gap because

01:17a revert like myself I have seen both sides not only have I seen it I've lived both sides I've lived a

01:26different lifestyle in the past and I have empathy for both sides because in the west they're getting

01:34taught somewhat that this is true about Muslims and it's not and there needs to be someone to try and

01:44bridge that gap that can almost empathize with these people who are misguided who don't fully

01:50understand so PX reverse pin trying to bridge that gap but going back to my first point it just occurred

01:59to me recently like I just felt suddenly so bad for my husband who's sitting here Malaysia who is only

02:08visiting Scotland twice and he may well get hit he may well get that back in Scotland and why he never

02:16did anything wrong so actually recently I asked my husband to watch this documentary called the London

02:23bombings on Netflix to actually try and understand hey why would I ever bet hey as a Muslim in the UK

02:30Naomi wanted him to watch that to understand how we can both bridge a gap we can't just fight hate with

02:39more hate that's never gonna work so the only way that we can fight and try to bridge that gap between

02:48this misunderstanding the misjudgment is only by compassion and empathy so I I hope that he watched that

02:56and understood the huge role that he has to play also which he never asked for he's just a born Muslim

03:04mind in his business you know a great lifestyle how do they love so yeah I would urge you all this is a

03:12a chilling documentary London bonings on Netflix but just to try and understand why were people in the

03:21West and in the UK specifically for this why would they think that way about us Muslims we're just trying

03:27to have this beautiful lifestyle that that the Quran teaches us to be and yeah maybe then we can start

03:37with the empathy and compassion and understanding the mindset of others and then inshallah we can bridge

03:43that gap together I mean

03:44you

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