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The 2014 survey gathered the voices of 459 women and is now closed. A longitudinal follow-up study is planned, inshaAllah. For questions, collaboration, speaking invitations, or press, write any time.
The Research Continues
The original 2014 study focused specifically on American female converts to Islam. It asked the women not only who they are, but what it feels like to be who they are, and 459 of them answered.
That research allowed converts to speak for themselves: to define feeling Muslim in their own words, to name what nurtured their identities and what hindered them. Their voices now live throughout this site, and the analysis of what they shared is ongoing.
The next chapter is a planned longitudinal follow-up study, which will test the original findings while gathering new data from a broader community, including male converts, converts outside the United States, and those who have left Islam after converting. It will proceed under fresh IRB approval, inshaAllah. Until then, the door below is open for questions, collaboration, speaking invitations, and press.
Contact KarlaThe Study Continues
The 2014 survey is closed. A longitudinal follow-up study, testing the original findings while gathering new data, is planned and will proceed under fresh IRB approval, inshaAllah. Announcements will appear here when participation opens.
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Whether you have questions about the study, want to collaborate on research, are a journalist or educator, or simply want to connect: Karla welcomes your message.
"Growth in grace is accomplished by slow degrees, and not per saltum... Why does the formation of an infant take nine months? Because God's method is to work by slow degrees."
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī · Mathnawī · Book VI · tr. Reynold A. Nicholson